Akon

Fact Sheet

Birth Name	Aliaune Thiam
Musical genre:	R&B
Birthplace	Senegal
Official site	http://www.akononline.com/

Akon is an R&B singer who released his debut album Trouble in 2004, which included the singles "Locked Up" [Remix] (featuring Styles P), "Bonanza" and "Ghetto". "Locked Up" reached the top 10 in the US, and the top 5 in the UK. "Ghetto" also became a radio hit when it was remixed to include verses from legendary rappers Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) and 2Pac (Tupac Shakur). Recently, he has also released the single "Lonely" (sampled Bobby Vinton), which has reached top 10 on the US charts. His album also climbed to #1 in April.

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