Akon

About Akon

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.

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Top Tracks

1

Smack That

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2

Right Now (Na Na Na)

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3

Lonely

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4

Don't Matter

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5

I Wanna Love You

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Beautiful

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Locked Up

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Sorry, Blame It On Me

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Keep You Much Longer

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