Known People

Akon
Akon in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam^[1]
Born	(1973-04-16) April 16, 1973 (age 43) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Genres	R&B hip hop soul
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter rapper record producer actor
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Konvict Muzik Kon Live Republic (current) Universal SRC UpFront (former) Atlantic^[2]
Associated acts	David Guetta Lil Wayne Snoop Dogg T-Pain Young Jeezy Kardinal Offishall Eminem Gwen Stefani Kat DeLuna Michael Jackson Colby O'Donis Ash King Dr. Dre Rihanna Mariah Carey
Website	akon.com