“Dai Dai” FIFA Soccer Anthem Makes Burna Boy First African #1 on Billboard Global 200 Chart

By Michael Lim

Burna Boy, the Grammy Award,-winner Nigerian Afrobeat superstar, has become the first African artist to reach the Bill Board global 200 Top Spot.

The feat has been possible courtesy of the world cup anthem, “dai dai,” which he jointly produced with Shakira, the Colombian music sensation. The collaboration with Shakira, climbed to No. 1 after strong global streaming and sales

Dai Dai (FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026)” is the biggest song in the world, bounding two spots for its first week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200.

It also holds for a third week atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart. It’s the first official World Cup anthem to lead the lists, which began in 2020.

Burna Boy (born Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu on July 2, 1991) is a Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer.

He hails from Port Harcourt, who has pioneered the musical genre “Afro-fusion”— blending Afrobeats, dancehall, and reggae.

His mother, Bose Ogulu, serves as his manager, while his grandfather previously managed Afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti.

He’s born into a creative family in Rivers State, with his earliest musical influences coming from his father, who loved reggae music, and his grandfather, Benson Idonije, a veteran broadcaster who managed the legendary Fela Kuti.

His mother was also a dancer for Kuti.Burna Boy started making beats on FL Studio at just 10 years old and later moved to the United Kingdom to study media technology at the University of Sussex and media communications at Oxford Brookes University.

However, he dropped out to pursue music full-time.

His rise to fsme started with his return to Nigeria and broke into the mainstream media industry in 2012 with his hit single “Like to Party,” which was featured on his debut album L.I.F.E. (2013).

He established his global presence after signing with Atlantic Records and releasing his third studio album, Outside (2018).He solidified his status as an international superstar with African Giant (2019) and Twice as Tall (2020), the latter of which won the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album.

He is also the first African artist to headline and sell out stadium shows across the United States and Europe.