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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

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

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

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 · not written by Vinony

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

Senegal

Place of birth

St. Louis

Father

Mor Thiam

Occupation

philanthropist

Educated at

Clark Atlanta University

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Religion

Muslim

Genre

Europop

Record label

Republic Records

Official website

www.akon.com

Image

Akon DF2 4639 (47859034612) (cropped).jpg

Number of children

9

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