Akon Biography

His shimmering soulful voice has propelled countless hits across genres—from pop and R&B to hip hop and dance. In addition to his own chart-­‐dominating singles “Smack That” and “I Wanna Love You” he’s made a staggering 300 guest appearances for icons including Michael Jackson Lady Gaga Gwen Stefani Lil Wayne R. Kelly and Eminem. With over 35 million albums sold worldwide five Grammy Award nominations and 45 Billboard Hot 100 songs under his belt he’s simply unstoppable.
“Locked Up” from the singer and producer’s 2004 debut album Trouble made him a household name and then Konvicted led to global superstardom. In the aftermath of the latter’s 2007 release Akon garnered the American Music Award for Favorite R&B Male Artist Teen Choice Award for Breakout Male Artist three World Music Awards in the categories of Best Selling R&B Male Artist Best Selling African Artist and Best Selling Internet Artist and the Billboard Music Award for Artist of the Year. He was listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the #1 selling artists for master ringtones in the world and became the first solo artist in history to lock down both the number one and number two spots on the Billboard Hot 100.
Never content to rest on his laurels he was the visionary behind not one but two thriving record labels KonLive and Konvict. The imprints jump-­‐started the careers of both Lady Gaga and T-­‐Pain with Akon recognizing their talent early on producing and collaborating with them.

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