Akon

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entrepreneur human rapper record producer singer songwriter

Akon is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, and producer known for his distinctive R&B and hip-hop hits and numerous high-profile collaborations in the 2000s.

Aliases (1)

Akon Lighting Africa ×1

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	entrepreneur → human → rapper → record producer → singer → songwriter →
activeYearsStart	2003 →
associatedAct	David Guetta → Eminem → Gwen Stefani → Kardinal Offishall → Lady Gaga → Snoop Dogg → Styles P → T-Pain → Young Jeezy →
birthName	Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam →
countryOfCitizenship	Senegal → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1973-04-16 →
ethnicGroup	Senegalese →
familyName	Thiam →
fieldOfWork	music industry → philanthropy →
genre	R&B → dance-pop → hip hop → pop →
givenName	Aliaune →
instrument	vocals →
languageOfWorkOrName	English → Wolof →
name	Akon →
notableAlbum	Freedom → Konvicted → Trouble →
notableProject	Akon Lighting Africa →
notableWork	Bananza (Belly Dancer) → Bartender → Beautiful → Don’t Matter → Don’t Matter (Konvicted album single) → Ghetto → Ghetto Story (remix) → I Wanna Love You → I’m So Paid → Locked Up → Lonely → Mama Africa → Right Now (Na Na Na) → Sexy Bitch → Smack That → Sorry, Blame It on Me → Soul Survivor → Sweet Escape →
occupation	businessperson → rapper → record producer → singer → songwriter →
placeOfBirth	St. Louis, Missouri, United States →
recordLabelFounded	KonLive Distribution → Konvict Muzik →
religion	Islam →
residence	United States of America →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
David Guetta → Miri Ben-Ari → Wizkid →	collaboratedWith
Wizkid → Wyclef Jean →	associatedAct
I Look to You → Worth It →	producer
Tha Blue Carpet Treatment →	featuredArtist
Reincarnated →	featuresArtist
The Hip-Hop Violinist →	hasGuestArtist
Humanitarian Award →	hasRecipient
Akon →	name
Akon ("Akon Lighting Africa") →	notableProject
Universal Republic Records →	signedArtist
Worth It →	songwriter