Biografía de Akon
Aliuane Badara Thiam (pronunciado /ˈeɪkɒn/) es un cantante senegalés y Wolof de hip hop y R&B, compositor, y en ocasiones rapero y productor musical. Nació el 30 de abril de 1973, en Dakar, Senegal. Screw fundador de Block Royal descubrio a Akon en la carcel, saltó a la fama en 2004 con el single "Locked Up" de su primer álbum Trouble. En su segundo disco, Konvicted, se incluía el single "Smack my akon", por el que fue nominado a los Grammy. Es el fundador de Konvict Muzik y Kon Live Distribution. Akon es conocido por cantar coros y ha colaborado en más de 155 canciones, 23 de ellas incluidos en el Billboard Hot 100.
Discografía
ÁlbumesTrouble* Primer álbum de estudio* Lanzado: 29 de junio de 2005* Formatos: CD
Sencillos2004 "Locked Up" (feat. Styles P & Azad)2005 "Ghetto""Lonely""Belly Dancer (Bananza)""Pot of Gold"2006 "Smack That" (feat. Eminem)"I Wanna Love You" (com Snoop Dogg)2007 "Don't Matter""Mama Africa""Sorry, Blame It on Me""Never Took the Time"2008 "I Can't Wait" (featuring T-Pain)"Right Now (Na Na Na)""I'm So Paid" (featuring Lil Wayne & Young Jeezy)"Troublemaker" (featuring Sweet Rush)2009 "Beautiful" (featuring Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall &Dulce Maria)
Sencillos producidos por Akon
* 2004: "Locked Up" (Akon feat. Styles P.)* 2005: "Lonely" (Akon)* 2005: "Ghetto" (Akon)* 2005: "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" (Akon)* 2005: "Pot of Gold" (Akon)* 2005: "Soul Survivor" (Young Jeezy feat. Akon)* 2005: "Baby I'm Back" (Baby Bash featurin Akon)* 2006: "Snitch" (Obie Trice feat. Akon)* 2006: "Girls" (Beenie Man feat. Akon)* 2006: "I Wanna Love You" (Akon with Snoop Dogg)* 2006: "The Sweet Escape" (Gwen Stefani feat. Akon)* 2006: "Big Dog (song)" (Akon)* 2007: "Don't Matter" (Akon)* 2007: "Never Never" (Brick & Lace)* 2007: "I Tried" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony feat. Akon)* 2007: "Get That Clear (Hold Up)" (Brick & Lace)* 2007: "The Way She Moves" (Zion feat. Akon)* 2007: "Hypnotized" (Plies feat. Akon)* 2007: "Losing It" (Rock City feat. Akon)* 2007: "Boyz (Remix)" (M.I.A. feat. Akon and Rock City)* 2007: "Puakenikeni" (Nicole Scherzinger feat. Brick & Lace)* 2007: "Bring it On" (Daddy Yankee ft Akon)* 2008: "Forgive Me" (Leona Lewis)* 2008: "Problem Solver(Call Me)" (Lindsay Lohan)* 2008: "Right Now (Na Na Na)" (Akon)* 2008: "I wanna Fuck you" (Akon ft. Snoop Dogg)* 2009: "Beautiful" (Akon ft. Dulce María)
Vídeos musicales
* "Operations of Nature"* "Locked Up"* "Locked Up (remix)" (feat. Styles P)* "Rebel Musik" (Monsieur R feat. Akon)* "Lonely"* "Ghetto"* "Belly Dancer (Bananza)"* "Pot of Gold"* "Moonshine" (Savage feat. Akon)* "Baby I'm Back" (Baby Bash feat. Akon)* "Soul Survivor" (Young Jeezy feat. Akon)* "Can You Believe It?" (Styles P feat. Akon)* "Find Us" (The Beatnuts feat. Akon)* "I Am Not My Hair (Konvict remix)" (India.Arie feat. Akon)* "Girls" (Beenie Man feat. Akon)* "Snitch" (Obie Trice feat. Akon)* "Ghetto Soldier" (Papoose feat. Akon)* "Smack That" (feat. Eminem)* "I Wanna Love You" (com Snoop Dogg)* "The Sweet Escape" (Gwen Stefani feat. Akon)* "Don't Matter"* "I Tried" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony feat. Akon)* "We Takin' Over" (DJ Khaled feat. Akon, T.I., Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Birdman, & Lil Wayne)* "Bartender" (T-Pain feat. Akon)* "The Way She Moves" (Zion feat. Akon)* "9mm " (David Banner feat. Akon, Lil Wayne & Snoop Dogg)* "Sorry, Blame It on Me"* "Graveyard Shift" (Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon)* "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (Wyclef Jean feat. Akon & Lil Wayne)* "Hypnotized" (Plies feat. Akon)* "I'll Still Kill" (50 Cent feat. Akon)* "I Can't Wait" (Akon feat. T-Pain)* "What You Got" (Colby O'Donis feat. Akon)* "Dangerous" (Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon)* "Daydreamin" (Akon Ft. Dj Drama Snoop Dogg And T.i.)* "Right Now (Na Na Na)" (Akon)* "I'm So Paid" (Akon)* "Sur" (Akon)* "Beautiful" (akon ft. Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall)* "One" (Fat Joe feat Akon)* "Beautiful" (akon ft. Dulce María)* "im so paid (akon ft. lil wayne)
Otras Apariciones
* 1996 - "Fu-Gee-La" (Sly & Robbie remix) (Fugees feat. John Forte & Akon)* 1999 - "Hey Mama" (Don Yute feat. Akon)* 2000 - "What Must I Do" (Lil Zane feat. Akon)* 2001 - "This Boy Here " (Mónica feat. Akon)* 2001 - "Sit Down Somewhere" (Que Bo Gold feat. Akon & Rere)* 2001 - "Lil' Buddy" (Que Bo Gold feat. Akon, Rasheeda & Polo)* 2001 - "Block to Block" (Rasheeda feat. Akon)* 2002 - "The New Message" (Kam feat. Akon)* 2002 - "Heart Failure" (Impulss feat. Akon)* 2004 - "Rebel Musik" (Monsieur R feat. Akon)* 2005 - "Make It Hot" (Rasheeda feat. Akon)* 2005 - "Keep Up" (20 East feat. Akon)* 2005 - "Lost Ones" (Hushh Ent feat. Paperboyz & Akon)* 2005 - "Moonshine" (Savage feat. Akon)* 2005 - "Baby I'm Back" (Baby Bash feat. Akon)* 2005 - "No Way Jose" (Baby Bash feat. Akon)* 2005 - "He's Leavin" (Leah Beabout feat. Akon) (unreleased)* 2005 - "Kill The Dance" (Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon)* 2005 - "Psalms 91" (Trinity Chris feat. Akon)* 2005 - "So Cold" (Ric-A-Che feat. Akon)* 2005 - "Look At Me Now" (Norfolk Little feat. Akon)* 2005 - "So Fly" (Blewz feat. Akon)* 2005 - "Little Do They Know" (Allstars feat. Akon)* 2005 - "Soul Survivor" (Young Jeezy feat. Akon)* 2005 - "Soul Survivor (remix)" (Young Jeezy feat. Akon, Boyz n da Hood & Jim Jones)* 2005 - "Can You Believe It" (Styles P feat. Akon)* 2005 - "Back Again" (KAI feat. Akon)* 2005 - "Keep on Callin" (P Money feat. Akon)* 2005 - "Keep on Callin' (remix)" (Sway DaSafo feat. Akon)* 2005 - "Drop" (Milano feat. Akon)* 2005 - "Come Home" (Play-N-Skillz feat. Akon)* 2005 - "Stay Down" (Ruff Ryders feat. Flashy & Akon)* 2005 - "Hustler's Story" (The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Scarface, Big Gee and Akon)* 2005 - "Miss Melody" (Miri Ben-Ari feat. Akon)* 2005 - "Ghetto Soldier" (Miri Ben-Ari feat. Akon & Beenie Man)* 2005 - "Bananza (Belly Dancer remix)" (feat. Kardinal Offishall)* 2005 - "How I Roll" (Juelz Santana feat. Akon* 2006 - "Private" (One Chance feat. Akon* 2006 - "She Wanna Ride" (Capone feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Wacha Gonna Do" (Brian McKnight feat. Akon & Juvenile)* 2006 - "Thats All I Know" (Kira feat. Akon, B.I.G., Keith Murray and G-Dep)* 2006 - "Gun In My Hand" (Booba feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Mr. Martin" (Pras Michel feat. Akon)* 2006 - "I Promise You (Akon Pop remix)" (Elvis White feat. Akon)* 2006 - "I Promise You (Akon Club remix)" (Elvis White feat. Akon)* 2006 - "U Got Me" (T-Pain feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Ur Not the Same" (T-Pain feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Party Gets Hot Tonight" (Rah Digga feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Find Us" (The Beatnuts feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Presidential remix" (Youngbloodz feat. Akon)* 2006 - "I Am Not My Hair (Konvict remix) (India.Arie feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Slow Wind Remix" (R. Kelly feat. Akon & Sean Paul)* 2006 - "Never Gonna Get It" (Sean Biggs feat. Topic & Akon)* 2006 - "Some More" (Keith Sweat feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Street Life" (Azad feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Watch Your Movements" (Black Rob feat. Akon)* 2006 - "On the Block All Day" (Serius Jones feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Im Real" (Bleu Davinci feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Hood Times" (Big Adept feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Home Invaders" (Paperview feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Ready To" (Reynos feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Murderer Part II" (Uncle Murda feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Ride Out" (Tru Life feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Clack Clack" (Red Cafe feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Girls" (Beenie Man feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Snitch" (Obie Trice feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Look Me in My Eyes" (Blast feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Let It Clap" (Rasheeda feat. Akon)* 2006 - "I Wonder" (Smitty feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Cross That Line" (Rick Ross feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Ghetto Story Chapter 3" (Cham feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Go To War" (Papoose feat. Akon)* 2006 - "I Wanna F*ck You" (Plies feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Put It on Me" (Blewz feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Watch Out" (DJ Khaled feat. Akon, Styles P, Fat Joe, Rick Ross)* 2006 - "Coulibaly (Akon Remix)" (Amadou and Mariam feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Survivor" (40 Cal. feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Hold on Tight" (Qwes feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Hard" (Balboa feat. Akon, Jody Breeze & Killer Mike)* 2006 - "Dyoing Dyoing Dyoing" (Ray Black feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Boss' Life" (Snoop Dogg feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Ridin' Overseas" (Chamillionaire feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Plentimo" (Gypsy Stokes feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Gangsta" (Big Floaty feat. Akon)* 2006 - "Exclusive" (Rhatt feat. Akon)* 2007 - "The Sweet Escape" (Gwen Stefani feat. Akon)* 2007 - "The Sweet Escape (Konvict remix)" (Gwen Stefani feat. Akon)* 2007 - "I Tried" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony feat. Akon)* 2007 - "Never Forget Me" (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony feat. Akon)* 2007 - "Dubhop" (Tariq L feat. Akon)* 2007 - "We Do" {Ginuwine feat. 404 Soldierz & Akon}* 2007 - "Be Easy" (G.A.G.E. feat. Akon)* 2007 - "What I'm Gonna Do" (G.A.G.E. feat. Akon)* 2007 - "On Me" (Lil Fizz feat. Akon)* 2007 - "Ok" (Brasco feat. Akon)* 2007 - "Natural Born Hustler" (Trey Songz feat. Akon)
Curiosidades
* Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura en la serie Héroes) actuó en el Punk'd que le hicieron a Akon, aunque aún no era conocido. Su amigo Jesse McCartney participó como cómplice del programa.
* Akon se considera un completo admirador de Michael Jackson
* Tiene una tigresa blanca en el patio de su casa.
* Realizó el acto de apertura de MTV Arabia junto a Karl Wolf, Ludacris y Desert Heat.
