![]() ![]() ![]() He has released 6 solo albums and has handled the majority of production on his solo work and guest features. He was listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the #1 selling artist for master ringtones in the world.Īkon often provides vocals as a featured artist and is currently credited with over 300 guest appearances and more than 35 Billboard Hot 100 songs, resulting in five Grammy Awards nominations. Akon has sung songs in other languages including Tamil, Hindi, and Spanish. Akon has had four songs certified as 3× platinum, three songs certified as 2× platinum, more than ten songs certified as 1× platinum and more than ten songs certified as gold in digital sales. He is the first solo artist to hold both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice. His second album, Konvicted received three nominations for the Grammy Awards in two categories, Best Contemporary R&B Album for Konvicted album and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Smack That" and "I Wanna Love You". The labels served as a stepping stone for many soon-to-be successful acts, such as Lady Gaga, T-Pain, R. He has since founded two successful record labels, Konvict Muzik and KonLive Distribution. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first single from his debut album, Trouble. Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam ( born April 16, 1973) is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and actor. ![]()
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