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Jun 15, 2009 · Atlanta's Akon comes clean on his criminal record. 1. Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam is a singer, songwriter and actor. 2. He is the first solo artist to hold the #1 & #2 Billboard Hot 100 spots ...
- Who Is Akon?
- Early Life
- Musical Success and Collaborations
- Controversy and Criminal History
Akon is a Senegalese American singer, songwriter and record producer. He lived in Senegal, West Africa, as a child and attended high school in the United States. He has released several hit albums that combine his R&B-style vocals with hip-hop beats, and he has collaborated with many other musicians, including Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani, Lionel Richi...
Singer, songwriter and producer Akon was born Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 16, 1973, to African parents. His family returned to Dakar, Senegal, in West Africa, when Akon was young and lived there until he was 7 years old, when they moved back to the United States. Akon’s mother, Kine Thiam, is a dancer; his fath...
Akon's debut album, Trouble, was released in 2004. The album paired Akon's melodic, R&B-style vocals with hip-hop beats and produced several hit singles, including "Locked Up" and "Lonely." His second album, 2006's Konvicted, was an even bigger success. Several singles from the album became hits that topped the Billboard charts. Two of the singles ...
Akon has also faced numerous controversies and legal difficulties. In 2008, it was revealed that he had exaggerated his criminal background: he had not, as he often claimed in interviews, run a car-theft ring or written his first album during a three-year prison sentence. He had, in fact, only served a few months in jail for the possession of a sto...
Apr 17, 2008 · FBI casts doubts on Akon's criminal past. Rosie Swash. Thu 17 Apr 2008 11.34 EDT. The clang of a jail door slamming shut is a signature sound in Akon's chart-topping music and, commonly, it's ...
- Rosie Swash
Apr 24, 2008 · Akon has overdubbed his biography with the kind of grit and menace that he apparently believes music consumers desire from their hip-hop stars. While the performer's rap sheet does include a half-dozen arrests, Akon has only been convicted of one felony, for gun possession. That 1998 New Jersey case ended with a guilty plea, for which the ...
- Katherine Thomson
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Akon performing at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte, 2007. Akon started his new record label KonLive Distribution under Interscope Records. His second album, Konvicted, was released in November 2006 and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 286,000 copies in its first week.
Jun 9, 2023 · Fat Joe/Instagram. In 2022, Akon became the talk of the internet after a photo emerged of the singer showcasing a bold new look. The Senegalese-American, who was joined by rappers Fat Joe and Ja ...
Dec 2, 2008 · TO SAY THAT AKON tries a little too hard is probably an understatement. But for the (alleged) convict, all that effort seems to have paid off — he’s become a fixture in the mainstream pop ...
