Aliaune Badara Akon Thiam, better known by his middle and stage name Akon (pronounced
/ˈeɪkɒn/),
[1] is a
Senegalese-American
R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "
Locked Up”, the first single from his debut album
Trouble...