Who is Burna Boy, the Nigerian artist with whom Real Madrid players have dinner?

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ViniciusRüdiger or David Alaba They have been some of the Real Madrid players who have exchanged laughs, t -shirts and even dances With one of the artists of the moment: Burna Boy.

After winks through social networks, the meeting has finally occurred in a restaurant in the French capital, also known as the City of Light and Love, Paris.

However, it is possible that, even if you have heard it, you are not yet aware of Who is really Burna Boy. That's what we are here, to explain it to you!

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Dancehall icon mixed with reggae and Afrobeat

The Nigerian, with More than 17 million followers on Instagramit has become a Dancehall music icon mixed with rhythms close to Reggae and Afrobeat.

In fact, in the words of the magazine Time It was one of “The 100 most influential people of 2024“, highlighting that” Burna Boy He is making history and is admired by a whole generation of young people in the continent

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Thus, the artist jumped to stardom in 2012 thanks to his theme Like to Partywhich was part of his debut album Life. Little by little and due to his effort and perseverance, the singer continued to bet on music, having evolutionary progress over time.

So much so that in 2021 the Nigeriano took the award to Best music album of the Grammy Awards of that year. It was also he who was in charge of opening the Champions End of the 2022/23 season in Türkiye, next to Anitta and the DJ Alesso.

Similarly, the singer, interpreter of songs like Location either Bundle by Bundlehas collaborated with other renowned artists, such as 21 Savage, ColdplayUsher, Justin Bieber or even Ed Sheeran.

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