Style(s) music(aux) : Music

Nationality : United States

Bio:

Aliaune Badara Thiam aka Akon is a Hip-Hop and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. Akon rose to fame in 2004 following the release of his single “Locked Up” from his debut album ”Trouble”. His second album, ”Konvicted”, earned him a Grammy Award nomination for the single “Smack That”. He is well known for singing hooks and has around 50 songs in which he is featured to his credit.
He is the son of jazz percussionist, Mor Thiam. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri but grew up in Senegal until he was seven. He split time between Senegal and the U.S. until he was fifteen, then his family permanently moved to Jersey City, New Jersey where he discovered hip hop music. He recorded his first song, at the age of fifteen. He became part of the Refugee All Star Crew with Wyclef, he participated to the legendary Fugees’ album "the score." Later on he was sent to jail for armed robbery and drug distribution charges, and used his time in prison to work on his music. Upon release, Akon began writing and recording tracks in his home studio.The tapes found their way to SRC/Universal, which released Akon's debut LP "Trouble" in June 2004. The album is a hybrid of Akon's silky, West African-styled vocals mixed with East Coast and Southern beats.

Akon also is a real businessman, he is the founder of Konvict Muzik and Kon Live Distribution. He launched his clothing line, Konvict Clothing. It features urban streetwear including denim jeans, hoodies, t-shirts and hats. Akon also owns a diamond mine in South Africa.He is also working on a full-length movie titled “Illegal Alien”. The film is loosely based on some of the events of his life and actor Mekhi Phifer is set to play him.
A reality TV show is also in the pipelines for the Senegalese.