In July 2019, Burna Boy flew into Lagos for a listening party. The subject was African Giant, his seventh studio project. He was all smiles, calm and collected. Whenever he smiled, it was full and with teeth.
The smiles were of contentment and genuine happiness. Dressed in all-black, he was even joined by his grandmother. Word was that a night before, he had just performed a stop on his African Giant Tour.
He was not only winning professionally, his personal life was popping - his girlfriend is British rapper,
Stefflon Don. She wasn’t there on the night, but her spirit hovered above the room, whispering his lovely tunes.
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Nigerian Grammy award-winning singer, Damini Ogulu, a.k.a Burna Boy, has shown he is truly twice as tall with his outing at the 63rd Grammy Awards where he bagged the prize for Best Global Music album.
The singer was nominated two consecutive times, and that was simply because he chose to evolve.
From ‘Like To Party’, the singer became the ‘African Giant’ and further evolved to be ‘Twice As Tall’, which enabled him to attain the feat last night.
Not only did he go home with the prestigious Grammy Award, thanks to his Twice As Tall album, he also gave a stellar performance at the awards ceremony.
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Prior to 2012, Burna Boy was relatively unknown in the Nigerian music landscape. But the Port Harcourt-born musician has since then craved for the biggest stage. For him, reaching the pinnacle of his chosen career is a fight to finish. A potpourri of talent, hardwork and sheer determination, Burna Boy braced the odds.
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Today, his heroics are symptomatic of the fact that dreams do come true if only we don’t give up on them. The singer has won awards, dominated charts, collaborated with several music heavyweights, and also enjoys massive appeal in African and global music industry.