Akon

Dance-pop, Music video performer

1973 –

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Who is Akon?

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Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Bongo Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam, known as Akon, is a Senegalese American R&B and hip hop recording artist, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first single from his debut album Trouble.

He has since founded two successful record labels, Konvict Muzik and Kon Live Distribution. His second album, Konvicted received three nominations for the Grammy Awards in two categories, Best Contemporary R&B Album for Konvicted album and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Smack That" and "I Wanna Love You".

He is the first solo artist to hold both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice. Akon has had four songs certified as 3x platinum, three songs certified as 2x platinum, more than ten songs certified as 1x platinum and more than ten songs certified as gold in digital sales. Akon has sung songs in other languages including Tamil, Hindi and Spanish. He was listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the #1 selling artist for master ringtones in the world.

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Born
Apr 16, 1973
St. Louis
Also known as
  • Aliaune Thiam
  • Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu L Lu Badara Akon Thiam
  • Aliaune Damala Akon Thiam
  • Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam
  • Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam
Parents
Spouses
Religion
  • Islam
Ethnicity
  • African immigration to the United States
  • African American
  • Wolof people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Henry Snyder High School
  • Bayonne High School
Lived in
  • St. Louis
  • Newark
  • Dakar

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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