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Akon
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Birth name | Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam |
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Born | St. Louis, Missouri, US | April 16, 1973
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Years active | 1996–present |
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Website | akon |
Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam (/ˈeɪkɒn/; born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and actor. He grew up in Senegal, but when he was 7 his family settled in New Jersey. His father, Mor Thiam was a successful jazz percussionist. Soon after moving back to the United States, Akon discovered hip-hop for the first time. Akon has worked with a lot of other musicians.
Akon has been nominated for many awards including 5 Grammy Awards, 3 American Music Awards winning 1 and 4 MTV Video Music Awards. Billboard ranked Akon No. 6 on the list of Top Digital Songs Artists of the decade.[1]
Akon had been friends with Michael Jackson until his death. Akon released a tribute song called "Cry Out Of Joy".
In 2010, a song that Akon sung with Michael Jackson, "Hold My Hand", was released. It was also released on Michael.
Discography
Studio albums
- Trouble (2004)
- Konvicted (2006)
- Freedom (2008)
- El Negreeto (2019)
- Akonda (2019)
- Konnect (TBC)[2]
- The Konnection (TBC)[2]
References
- ↑ "Billboard - Music Charts, Music News, Artist Photo Gallery & Free Video". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-decade-end/digital-songs-artists?year=2009. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Archived copy". https://hiphop-n-more.com/2019/10/akon-talks-4-albums-collaborations-secret-project/.
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