Akon(born Aliaune Emibe Obuibiou Djiou Alu Alu
Bongo Akon Thiam in Dakar, Senegal on October 14, 1981)
is an R&B singer who grew up in Senegal for the first
seven years of his life, and from the age of seven he
grew up in Union City, New Jersey. 
He is a Muslim, and the son of jazz percussionist Mor
Thiam. 

Akon released his debut album Trouble in 2004, which
included the singles "Locked Up (Remix)" 
(featuring Styles P), "Lonely","Bananza (Belly Dancer)",
"Pot Of Gold" and "Ghetto". "Locked Up" reached 
the top 10 in the U.S. and the top 5 in the UK, and 
was written after Akon was jailed for three years for
armed robbery. 

His road manager Robert "Screw" Montanez was
gunned to death following a dispute in New Jersey
in December 2005."Ghetto" became a radio hit when
it was remixed to include verses from legendary rappers
Notorious B.I.G.(Christopher Wallace) and
2Pac (Tupac Shakur). 

In 2005, he released the single "Lonely" 
(which samples Bobby Vinton's "Mr. Lonely"). 
The song reached the top 10 on the U.S.charts, and
was #1 in both Australia and the UK. 
His album also climbed to #1 in the UK in April, 2005.
Recently, he gained more popularity after being
featured in the song "Soul Survivor" with rapper
Young Jeezy. 

Akon also has his own record label, called Konvict Muzik.
Chilli from TLC recently signed with Konvict to 
release her debut album executive produced by 
Missy Elliott.

Chilli and Akon are currently working on 4 new tracks
for the soon to be released album called Dark and 
Light Shadows.Akon has a second album coming out 
soon, entitled In Your Eyes.





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"Trouble" (2004)

"Konvicted" (2006)

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