AKON-THE SENEGALESE SUPERSTAR

With his attenuate and unparalleled adeptness to beverage an alien admixture of West African sounds with Southern beats and East Coast tones and a admirable attendance that has the ability that keeps the admirers of his performances, absorbed his every move, Akon has carved out his actual own abode in the hip hop music industry in a few abbreviate years.

Born as Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam in St. Louis, Akon lived with his parents Mor Thiam, a applesauce percussionist, and his wife, in Senegal until the age of seven. That was aback his ancestor absitively it was time to acknowledgment to the US and brought the ancestors with him, to achieve in New Jersey. But until he was 15, Akon spent time in both countries, which not abandoned adequate his roots but additionally had a above access on the music that he would afterwards go on to produce. But affective aback additionally had added effects. In New Jersey, Akon apparent hip hop as able-bodied as crime. He was complex in biologic dealing, car annexation and was eventually confined but he acclimated that time - three years, he claims - to advance his music and his signature style. On accepting released, he began creating advance in his home studio. Those tapes eventually begin their way to SRC/Universal, which appear his admission LP-Trouble. The song ‘Locked Up’ was a huge success, authoritative it to the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 and ablution Akon as a superstar and one of the best approved afterwards collaborators.

From again on, his ride to acclaim and success has been mesmerizing. In 2005, ‘Locked Up’- the aboriginal of several Akon music videos got nominated for an award, cartoon bodies to download his music and videos. Afterwards that year, the Akon Music video of his song- ‘Lonely’ became the longest active single, cardinal the archive for over fifteen weeks. His additional album, ‘Konvicted’ was appear in November 2006. The aboriginal two of the album's singles-‘I Wanna Love You’ and ‘Smack That’, were burning hits, authoritative their way to the top of the Billboard charts. His abutting anthology ‘Freedom’, awash 110,900 copies in its aboriginal anniversary and has since, awash 510,000 copies in the US alone, breeding singles like ‘Right Now (Na Na Na)’, ‘I'm So Paid’ (with Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy), ‘Beautiful’ (featuring Kardinal Offishall and Colby O'Donis) and ‘We Don't Care’.

He is the aboriginal abandoned artisan to authority both the cardinal one and two spots calm on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, not already but twice. He is additionally the architect and buyer of two almanac labels- Konvict Muzik and Kon Live Distribution as able-bodied as a accouterment label, Konvict clothing. Although he maintains a almost low contour and brand to accumulate his accomplished activity buried in mystery, his admirers don’t care. All most recent Akon songs are assured hits and his fan afterward aloof keeps on growing beyond the globe. There is aloof no endlessly this Senegalese cool brilliant from cardinal the music world!