When I realized I was a star – Burna Boy spills

Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu MFR better known as Burna Boy, a Grammy-winning Nigerian musician, has said he realised he was “a star” after a show in 2014.

He stated that it was the first time he’d performed in a stadium in Nigeria’s eastern region, and the large crowd boosted his ego.

Burna told BBC Radio 1Xtra that the South-East prefers local artists, and so it was a big deal when they turned up for him. 

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The Afrobeats star stated that he had never seen such love and did not believe it was genuine.

“2014, that’s the first time I did a show in a stadium in the eastern part of Nigeria.

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“They only like their own people, so if you’ve crossed over there and you’re not from there, you know you have popped.

“I have never seen anything like that, I didn’t even think it was real (laughs) It was a real thing that could happen,” he said.

Watch a clip of the interview below

In 2014, Burnaboy realised he’s popular when he performed in Enugu stadium.

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