Akon

Person · Open Library

Born

1938

Works

18

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973),better known as Akon, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, businessman, record producer and actor. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first single from his debut album Trouble.

Known for

• A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop — Self2023
• Sherri — Self - Guest2022
• Miracles Across 125th Street — Himself2021
• The American King — Sebastian2020
• History 101 — Self (archive footage)2020
• Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly — Self2019
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping — Akon2016
• Tooken — Himself2015
• American Heist — Sugar2014
• SINGER — Self2013

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Senegal

Active from

1973

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

3,777,949

Total plays

62,907,679

Alioune Badara Akon Thiam, born April 16, 1977 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, known simply as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer-songwriter, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of the singles "Locked Up" and "Lonely", from his debut album "Trouble". His second album, "Konvicted", earned him a Grammy Award nomination for the single Smack That featuring Eminem. His latest album, "Freedom", was released in 2008. <a href

via Last.fm · Akon

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Physical Cues of Biomaterials Guide Stem Cell Differentiation Fate

   · 2013 · cited 430x

2. Sulfobetaine-grafted poly(vinylidene fluoride) ultrafiltration membranes exhibit excellent antifouling property

   · 2009 · cited 256x

3. Large-Scale Functional Genomic Analysis of Sporulation and Meiosis in <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>

   · 2003 · cited 231x

4. Chemically modified polysulfone hollow fibers with vinylpyrrolidone having improved blood compatibility

   · 2002 · cited 222x

5. A Highly Stable Nonbiofouling Surface with Well-Packed Grafted Zwitterionic Polysulfobetaine for Plasma Protein Repulsion

   · 2008 · cited 214x

via Crossref · CC0

Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan

b. 1973

Nationality

US, SN

Role / Field

Muusikaprodutsent, Laulukirjutaja, Laulja, Rap musicians, Piosenkarze, Tantsumuusika

Language

eng

Gender

Male

Recorded by 16 libraries

Quotes

• “Yo, this one here, goes out to all my players out there man, you know.”
• “Nobody wants to see us together, but it don't matter. No, because I got you babe.”
• “As life goes on I'm starting to learn more and more about responsibility.”
• “It's been so long that I haven't seen your face I try to be strong.”
• “When I see you I run out of words to say I wouldn't leave you, Cause you're that type of girl to make me stay.”

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Key facts

Musical artist.embed

yes

Person.years_active

1996–present

Person.signature

Akon sig.svg

Person.name

Akon

Person.image

Akon DF2 4639 (47859034612) (cropped).jpg

Person.caption

Akon in 2019

Person.birth_name

Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam

Person.birth_place

St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Person.father

Mor Thiam

Person.organization

Akon Lighting Africa

Person.children

9

Person.awards

Full list

Person.relatives

Bu Thiam (brother)

Musical artist.origin

Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.Newark, New Jersey, U.S.

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Link to the official site · 23,443 chars · not written by Vinony