Akon Blogs

Singles

Wyclef jean ft. Akon Lil Wayne - Sweetest Girl Simple Plan - When I’m Gone Paramore - Crushcrushcrush Taylor swift - Teardrops on my guitar Avril Lavinge - Hot

DRC PRODUCED DIKEMBE MUTOMBO,SENEGAL BROUGHT AKON TO THE WORLD OF MUSIC.IT SEEMS NOW IT'S TANZANIA'S TURN WITH IT'S UP-AND-COMING MODEL/TV PERSONALITY T.K IN HOLLYWOOD

Akon
Akon at Live Earth in June 2007.
Background information
Birth name	Alioune Badara Thiam
Born	April 30, 1973 (1973-04-30) (age 34)
Origin	Dakar, Senegal
Genre(s)	Hip hop, Dance-pop, Soul, R&B, Reggae (influences)
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, record producer
Years active	1996–present
Label(s)	Universal, SRC, Konvict, UpFront
Associated acts	Young Jeezy, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, Plies, Red Cafe, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
Website	www.akononline.com

Akon (pronounced /ˈeɪkɒn/) (born Alioune Badara Thiam on April 30, 1973) is a Senegalese-American hip hop and R&B singer, songwriter, occasional rapper and record producer. Akon rose to fame in 2004 following the release of his single "Locked Up" from his debut album Trouble. His second album, Konvicted, earned him a Grammy Award nomination for the single "Smack That". He is the founder of Konvict Muzik and Kon Live Distribution. He is well known for singing hooks and has over 130 guest appearances and 21 Billboard Hot 100 songs to his credit. He is the only artist to ever accomplish the feat of holding both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice. In a recent interview Akon revealed that he will be performing the halftime show of Super Bowl 42.