A Short Akon Background

Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam is the real name of the Artist Akon (born 14 October 1981 in St. Louis, Missouri; raised in Dakar, Senegal), is an R&B and Hip Hop singer, song writer, record producer, and record executive.


Mor Thiam  the jazz percussionist is the father of Akon. He grew up in Senegal until he became 7 years old then he moved with his family to the US, New Jersey. He attended the Snyder High School where he discovered hip hop music. However, he was sent to jail since he was a drug dealer so he spent his time at jail working on his music. Upon release, Akon began recording his own songs in his own home studio. The tapes found their way to SRC/Universal which produced his album "Trouble". This is where Akon's success started.


Akon Fan Website, Akon's Biography, Retrieved from http://www.akonfan.com/biography.html

Akon Fan Website

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