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AKON

Akon was born Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam on April 16, 1973 in Senegal, Africa and is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and actor from New Jersey. Akon begun his music career when music mogul Devyne Stephens, president of Upfront Megatainment and who’d discovered TLC and Usher, spotted him. Akon has built up a string of hit songs on both sides of the Atlantic since 2004 and has enjoyed three UK Official Singles Chart Number 1s with Lonely, Smack That (with Eminem) and Sexy Chick (with David Guetta), as well as hits with Michael Jackson, Flo Rida and Gwen Stefani.

AKON Songs stats

UK No. 1s
3
UK Top 10s
12
UK Top 40s
18
UK Top 75s
35
Weeks in the Top 1
4
Weeks in the Top 10
62
Weeks in the Top 40
196
Weeks in the Top 75
329

AKON Albums stats

UK No. 1s
1
UK Top 10s
2
UK Top 40s
3
UK Top 75s
3
Weeks in the Top 1
2
Weeks in the Top 10
15
Weeks in the Top 40
80
Weeks in the Top 75
123

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mehaan

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where has akon been since 2012?