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Akon
Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam, known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influential figure in world music, he rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of his single "Locked Up". Styled in hip-hop, it preceded the release of his debut studio album Trouble, which became his commercial breakthrough and spawned the R&B-styled follow-up, "Lonely" the following year. His second album, Konvicted, was met with continued success and was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, while its lead singles, "I Wanna Love You" and "Smack That", both received nominations for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. The songs simultaneously peaked at numbers one and two on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively, along with two of his singles released the following year: "Don't Matter" and his guest performance on Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape"; this made Akon the first solo artist to concurrently hold the top two positions on the chart twice. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Smack That (feat. Eminem) E
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Right Now (Na Na Na)
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Lonely E
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Chammak Challo (Film Version)
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Beautiful (feat. Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall)

Albums

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Trouble (20th Anniversary Edition)

2024
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KonKrete Jungle

2013
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Akon's Beautiful Day (The Remixes)

2025
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TT Freak

2023
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Freedom

2008
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She Knows (The Remixes)

2023
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TT Freak

2022
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Konvicted

2006
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Konvicted (Complete Edition)

2022
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Trouble

2004

Singles & EPs

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Hay Amores De Más

Single2025
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Crazy

Single2025
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Locked Up (feat. Taz & Styles)

Single2024
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Drunk Right Now (Na Na Na)

Single2025
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Akon's Beautiful Day

Single2024
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Far Away

Single2023
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Hold The Umbrella (feat. De La Ghetto)

Single2025
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We Made It (feat. F.J.)

Single2024
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Never Really Mattered

Single2025
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Paracaídas

Single2024

Videos

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Locked Up | Vevo ctrl

Akon379K views
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Smack That (Official Music Video) (feat. Eminem)

Akon1.4B views
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Don't Matter (Official Music Video)

Akon745M views
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Akon's Beautiful Day | Vevo ctrl

Akon716K views
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Right Now (Na Na Na) (Official Video)

Akon1B views
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I Wanna Love You MTV/Regular version Closed Captioned

Akon522M views
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Hold The Umbrella (feat. De La Ghetto)

Akon & Gary LeVox84K views
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Lonely (Official Music Video)

Akon1.2B views
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Ghetto Livin (Official Music Video)

Sheesh3M views
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Beautiful (Official Music Video) (feat. Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall)

Akon550M views

Live performances

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Lonely (Sessions@AOL)

Akon9.5M views
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I Wanna Love You (Live at AOL Sessions)

Akon1.9M views
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Never Took The Time (Live at AOL Sessions)

Akon4.8M views
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Locked Up (Live at AOL Sessions)

Akon1.8M views
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Journey (Live at AOL Sessions)

Akon2.1M views
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Mama Africa (Live at AOL Sessions)

Akon7.1M views
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Smack That (Live at AOL Sessions)

Akon1.7M views
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Bananza (Belly Dancer) (Live at AOL Sessions)

Akon650K views

Featured on

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Bollywood EDM

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Freedom Songs

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Presenting Shah Rukh Khan

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Presenting Jeezy

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Black Music is The Source

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Presenting Kareena Kapoor

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Presenting Tego Calderón

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Billion Views Club - Hip-Hop

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Bollywood Remixes

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Running On R&B

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Playlists by Akon

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Official Music Videos

PlaylistAkon1.1M views
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COLLABORATIONS

PlaylistAkon161K views
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Akon - 'Trouble' Enhanced Track-By-Track Album Playlist

PlaylistAkon34K views
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AKON REMASTERED

PlaylistAkon755K views
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Akon - Konvicted Official Album Playlist

PlaylistAkon135K views
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Gary LeVox, Akon - Hold The Umbrella ft. De La Ghetto (Official Music Video)

PlaylistAkon3.5K views
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Akon: The Official Playlist - The Best of Akon

PlaylistAkon420K views
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Afro Freak EP

PlaylistAkon41K views
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KONVICT KULTURE

PlaylistAkon223K views
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Akon: Live Performances

PlaylistAkon36K views

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