Akon

Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born: ), known mononymously as Akon is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur.
==History==
===Life===
Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam was born on April 16, 1973, in St. Louis, Missouri, to a Muslim family.https://web.archive.org/web/20160821123250/http://www.biography.com/people/akon-21330753
At age seven, Akon and his family moved to Union City, New Jersey,https://web.archive.org/web/20160116095236/https://books.google.com/books?id=Pg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36 where he split his time between the United States and Senegal before settling in Newark. Growing up, Akon struggled with social interactions, leading his parents to leave them in Jersey City and move the rest of the family to Atlanta, Georgia.https://web.archive.org/web/20070511060455/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-10-04-otv-akon_x.htm
===Music career===
On April 5, 2004, Akon released his first single, titled "Locked Up".
On October 5, 2006, Akon's song "I Wanna Love You" (with Snoop Dogg) achieved his first #1 spot on the Billboard.
===YouTube===
On November 5, 2005, Akon created his YouTube channel. The first video was uploaded on November 14, 2008, titled "Akon - Right Now (Na Na Na) Feat. Lil Wayne".
On October 6, 2023, Akon's channel experienced a loss of subscribers, due to losing his Official Artist Channel badge. The similar thing happened to Rihanna on November 23, 2022. He has lost over 3.35 million subscribers. However, he later regained all subscribers a few days later.https://web.archive.org/web/20231120163256/https://socialblade.com/youtube/compare/UCX2v47KsDKqajrEYFV7GbBg/akon
==Philanthropy==
Akon initiated the Akon Lighting Africa project in February 2014, which provides electricity to 15 African countries.https://web.archive.org/web/20150705062734/http://www.insightnews.com/news/13643-akon-unveils-new-solar-campaign-for-africa
He also established the Konfidence Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting underprivileged children in Africa.
==Discography==
*Trouble (2004)
*Konvicted (2006)
*Freedom (2008)
*El Negreeto (2019)
*Akonda (2019)
==Filmography==
*Black November (2012)
*American Heist (2014)
*Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
==Tours==
*Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania One-off Concert (2006).https://web.archive.org/web/19981206063030/http://www.allafrica.com/
*Konvicted Tour (July to September 2007, then additional dates in 2008)
*The Sweet Escape Tour with Gwen Stefani (April to July 2007)
*Good Girl Gone Bad Tour with Rihanna (Canadian-leg only, September – December 2008)
*Konvict Muzik Tour with T-Pain (Australia only, October 26–27, 2009)
*Summer Tour, (Brazil-leg only, January to February 2010)
*OMG Tour with Usher (North America Second Leg, April – June 2011)
== Gallery ==
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==Trivia==
*He is a fan of the English Premier League club Chelsea F.C.
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