Akon
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Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (an haife ta a ranar 16 ga Afrilu, 1973), wanda aka fi sani da Akon (/ˈEɪkɒn/), mawaƙiya ce ta Senegalese-Amurka, mai shirya rikodin, kuma ɗan kasuwa. Wani mutum R&B mai tasiri a cikin Kiɗa na duniya na zamani, ya zama sananne a shekara ta 2004 bayan fitowar sautin farko "Locked Up" (tare da Styles P) da kuma bin sa, "Lonely." An tsara shi a cikin hip hop da R & B bi da bi, duka waƙoƙin biyu sun riga sun fito da kundi na farko na Trouble (2004), wanda ya zama nasarar kasuwancinsa.
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Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam[1][2] (1973-04-16) Afrilu 16, 1973 (shekaru 51) St. Louis, Missouri, US |
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Shekaran tashe | 1996–present |
Organization | Akon Lighting Africa |
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Yara | 9[3] |
Iyaye(s) | Mor Thiam (father) |
Lamban girma | Full list |
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Origin | Newark, New Jersey, US |
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Kundin sa na biyu, Konvicted (2006) ya sadu da ci gaba da nasara yayin da ya sami Kyautar Grammy don Mafi Kyawun R & B Album na zamani, yayin da jagoranta: "I Wanna Love You" (tare da Snoop Dogg) da "Smack That" (tare le Eminem) kowannensu ya sami gabatarwa don Mafi Kyautar Rap / Song. waƙoƙin sun kai lamba ɗaya [4] biyu bi da bi a kan Billboard hot kamar yadda aka saki waƙoƙinsa a shekara mai zuwa: "Kada Ka Matter" da kuma aikin baƙinsa a kan Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape"; wannan ya sanya Akon mai zane-zane na farko da ya riƙe saman wurare biyu a kan labaran Billboard Hot 100 sau biyu. Kundin sa na uku, Freedom (2008) ya sami goyon baya daga Hot 100 saman goma, "Right Now (Na Na Na) ". Kundin sa na huɗu, El Negreeto (2019) ya bincika reggaeton da kiɗa na Latin.[5][6]
Tare da aikinsa na solo, Akon ya ba da wasan kwaikwayo na baƙi a kan shigarwar Billboard Hot 100 23 ga wasu masu fasaha - irin wannan aikin ya haifar da ƙarin zabuka biyu na Grammy Award. Akon ya kafa lakabin rikodin Konvict Muzik da KonLive Distribution a cikin 2004 da 2007 bi da bi, ta hanyar da ya sanya hannu kan ayyukan da suka ci nasara da dama ciki har da Lady Gaga, T-Pain, R. City, Kardinal Offishall, Jeffree Star da French Montana, da sauransu. Bugu da kari, yana aiki a lokaci guda a cikin samarwa da rubuce-rubuce na waƙa galibi ga masu fasaha a kan lakabinsa, amma kuma ga wasu masu fasaha na yau da kullun ciki har da Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Lionel Richie, Leona Lewis, Sean Paul, Whitney Houston, Mario, da Estelle, da sauransu.
Tun daga wannan lokacin Akon ya kasance mai yawa a cikin ayyukan sadaka da taimakon jama'a. Ya ƙaddamar da kamfanin ba da riba Akon Lighting Africa a cikin 2014, kuma ya fara ci gaba a garinsu a Senegal, wanda aka shirya don buɗewa ga jama'a a cikin 2026. Forbes ya sanya Akon na 80 (Power Rank) a cikin Celebrity 100 a cikin 2010 da 5th a cikin 40 Mafi Girma Celebrities a Afirka, a cikin 2011. Billboard ta sanya Akon No. 6 a cikin jerin Top Digital Songs Artists of the decade. Guinness World Records [7] lissafa shi a matsayin mai sayar da lambar daya don manyan sautuna a duniya, tare da sayar da miliyan 11 a watan Disamba na shekara ta 2007.