The latest live performance of Nigerian Afrobeats singer and songwriter Burna Boy at La Défense in Paris has drawn the attention of fans across the country.
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The video, which happened to be the first live performance of the talented singer in 2025, was spotted as the singer displayed his musical skills before thousands of fans gathered at the event center.
The performance sparked reactions on social media with fans praising the Afrobeats songwriter and calling him the ‘Odogwu of African music.’
FULL CLIP OF BURNA BOY’S FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE OF 2025, AT THE LA DÉFENSE IN PARIS. STADIUM TOURING ARTIST! 🏟️🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/pXKmsHncVC
— benny. (@benny7gg) January 29, 2025
@Emeka- “Odogwu for a reason. You are the 001 of Afrobeats, no cap.” Amidst different comments from netizens, one comment from a lady triggered further reactions with fans tagging it as the most captivating comment.
The comment reads, “This guy is giving me orga$m.”
@Kelechi- “Baba killed this. Dey orga$m no be small.”
@Ada- “Burna is doing great lately. Imagine the first live performance is like this.”
This statement was suspected to come as a result of extraordinary displays of Burna Boy on stage.
Despite praises from fans across the world, critics of the ‘City Boy’ crooner argued that the singer is not as talented as rated in the music industry.
@Tonyfread- “Forget he is just buying his way into the industry. He’s overhyped.”
@Timothy- “Davido is gathering more population than this. There is nothing special here.”
Regardless of criticism from netizens, the effort of Burna Boy in the music industry cannot be underrated.
