Akon | Singer | Rapper | Songwriter | Record Producer | Entrepreneur | Philanthropist | Actor | Property Developer

Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (conceived April 16, 1973), likewise referred to mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American vocalist, rapper, lyricist, record maker, business person, donor and entertainer from New Jersey. He rose to unmistakable quality in 2004 after the arrival of "Secured" (including Styles P), the primary single from his introduction collection Trouble (2004), trailed constantly single "Forlorn".

He later established two fruitful record names, Konvict Muzik and KonLive Distribution. The marks filled in as home for some fruitful demonstrations, like Lady Gaga, T-Pain, R. City, Kardinal Offishall, Jeffree Star and Red Café, among others. His subsequent collection, Konvicted (2006), got three Grammy Award selections for Best Contemporary R&B Album, and for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Smack That" (including Eminem) and "I Wanna Love You" (highlighting Snoop Dogg). The two singles became Billboard Hot 100 top ten hits, followed up by "Don't Matter" and "Grieved, Blame It on Me". His third studio collection Freedom (2008) was driven by the single "At this moment (Na)".

He is the main independent craftsman to hold both the main and two spots all the while on the Billboard Hot 100 graphs twice. Akon has had four melodies guaranteed as 3× platinum, three tunes affirmed as 2× platinum, in excess of ten tunes ensured as 1× platinum and in excess of ten tunes confirmed as gold in advanced deals. Akon has sung tunes in different dialects including Hindi and Spanish. He was recorded by Guinness World Records as the main selling craftsman for ace ringtones on the planet.

Akon frequently gives vocals as an included craftsman and is at present credited with more than 300 visitor appearances and in excess of 35 Billboard Hot 100 tunes, bringing about five Grammy Award designations. He has delivered six independent collections and has taken care of most of creation on his performance work and visitor highlights. Close by his account profession, Akon has a simultaneous vocation in delivering records predominantly for specialists on his separate marks, just as for other standard demonstrations like Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Lionel Richie, Leona Lewis, Sean Paul, and Whitney Houston.

Forbes positioned Akon 80th (Power Rank) in the Forbes Celebrity 100 in 2010 and fifth in the 40 Most Powerful Celebrities in Africa list, in 2011. Billboard positioned Akon No. 6 on the rundown of Top Digital Songs Artists of the decade.

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