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Character introduction

Akon’s original name is Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (extremely long name)

Born in Dakar ), Senegal.

Height; 1.78 meters

Birthday: April 16, 1977

(akon doesn’t know when his birthday is, but he does it every year Celebrate your birthday on April 16th~~) Favorite singer: Michael Jackson

Akon is a Muslim. He was born in Akon, Senegal, a strange country in West Africa. When he was seven years old, he moved with his father to raise his family. Moving to New Jersey in the United States, he entered the concrete jungle from the third world. Akon was always depressed. Fortunately, his motor skills allowed him to get a basketball scholarship and successfully enter college. However, he had no choice but to think that he was full of enthusiasm and determined to become a professional player. , unfortunately broke his knee. Akon, who was born rebellious, began to make a living on the streets, and was even arrested for stealing a car. Three years in prison made him completely change his mind and determined to take the right path. So akon recorded his life through music, and became a songwriter and composer. Created/produced and arranged music, and released his first album "Trouble". Good songs are never lonely. As soon as the album was released, it topped the UK Gold Chart for 2 weeks and the R&B Chart for 6 weeks. The first single "Lonely" also topped the UK Gold Chart for 2 weeks. Hailed as "Senegal's surprise" by the New York Times, Mr. Lonely Akon's unique soulful voice makes every song full of new life. Whether it is a soft rap song or a party song, it has its own style. It is like hearing a most popular song. The original African soul sings street stories to you. Akon, who may run for president of Senegal in the future, must step out of his loneliness and sing for you. (However, akon told reporters a while ago that after watching the TV series "24", he felt that being the president was terrible and he gave up. Haha, of course, this was just a joke)

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The road to music

Origined from the admiration for his father, akon’s love for music is deep-rooted, and he eventually embarked on the road of music. Akon initially devoted himself to playing several percussion instruments, and then fell in love with hip-hop music. Although he was not convinced at first, "When I first heard hip-hop music, I thought it was really rubbish, just because I I don’t understand why people use words to interpret music, but when I started to grow up, have some life experience, and listen to the lyrics carefully, I found that my life was consistent with the lyrics sung by those rappers. , I can relate to it.”

Hip-hop entered his life, and akon’s musical career became limitless. He began to focus on creating and producing his own music. "Show Out" is a song about how hip-hop influenced him, singing "Don't tempt me/'Cuz I'm close to the edge/I'm trying not to lose my" over a sparse yet heavy beat. head", deftly incorporating original lyrics, the song retains its original flavor while paying homage to hip-hop pioneers of the past.

In 2003, after winning many music awards, Senegalese singer AKON poured more of his personal experiences and stories into the production of the album Konvicted. Now, AKON’s focus is to transform itself by saving music. As the son of the famous jazz musician Mor Thiam, AKON has been exposed to various kinds of music very early, but it is obvious that AKON loves spiritual songs more and wants to integrate this music form with other different musics. In its own artistic path, AKON combines popular music elements and constantly tries various new styles.

AKON's single "LOCKED UP" earned him widespread popularity, and an artist's versatility and sensitivity are proven on his second album. Konvicted's current sales have reached 1.15 million copies.

With its two singles "I Wanna love you" and "Smack that", AKON not only took the first and second place on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart, but also took the lead in the MTV chart. At the same time, the single "Smack That" also topped the Billboard Hot 100 European chart. Not only that, on the iTunes SINGLES download list, AKON’s two singles also achieved good results at third and sixth. In Europe and the United States, the downloads of ringtones/ringtones for these two singles have exceeded 360,000 times. With the success of "Konvicted", AKON is a singer, songwriter, and producer who has overcome various difficulties to prove his importance as a soul singer in this changing new era. "Konvicted" is the best example!

After finishing his studies in New Jersey, Akon went to Atlanta alone. At a young age, he was the songwriter and producer of his own debut album. In the summer of 2004, he signed with Universal Music Group to release his debut album. The masterpiece "TROUBLE/Trouble" is full of explosive power. In the album, he sings about his life experience: from Africa to the United States, being teased by white children because he spoke with an African accent, and being called "Nigga" by his classmates until middle school..., vowing to " "Singing for Respect/Justice" inspires Akon, and "Trouble Nobody" tells all about A-K-O-N. Many hip-hop songs that directly attack the curse of hip-hop have shaken the hip-hop landscape of the West Coast of the United States! "Show Out" sings about the influence of "hip-hop music" that was once the so-called "trash" in his heart and is now his entire life; the first single "Bananza (Belly Dancer)" is a rap-hip-hop with a bit of reggae's lazy scenery. "Akon wants everyone to put aside all their unhappiness and just follow the beautiful girls at the SUMMER party!" The single "Locked Up" was ranked TOP 6 on the Billboard R&B Chart, TOP 8 on the Pop Chart, runner-up on the UK R&B Chart and TOP5 on the UK Gold Chart; a good song is never lonely ~ the single "Mr Lonely" is the song with the highest click rate in the world, lonely airborne to the UK Gold Chart. Ranked runner-up on the Rhythm and Blues chart and TOP4 on the Billboard pop chart, this song made his name famous in the UK and even around the world.

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Akon classic songs

1. Mr. Lonely (famous song, included in 04 Album Trouble)

2.Locked Up - Feat Styles P (included in 04 Album Trouble)

3.Don't matter (included in 06 Album Konvicted)

4.Smack that - Feat Eminem (Collected in 06 Album Konvicted)

5.Sorry,Blame It On Me (Collected in 06 Album Konvicted)

6.I Wanna Fuck You - Feat Snoop Dogg (Collected in 06 Album Konvicted)

7.Never Took The Time (06 Album Konvicted)

8.Right Now (Na Na Na) (08 Album Freedom)

9.I'm So Paid - Feat Lil Wayne (on 08 Album Freedom)

10.Sunny Day - Feat Wyclef Jean (on 08 Album Freedom)

11.Hold My Hand - Feat Michael Jackson (included in 08 Single Song)

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Main album

Trouble release date: 2004.6. 29

Akon - Trouble

Under the major record company Universal, Akon released a single "bananza belly dance" in April 2003 until June 29, 2004. Just released his first album "trouble". Most of the album selections tend to be songs that can arouse people's hearts, and the singing part is skillfully mixed with some emotional hip-hop. Akon will bring his own unique style and very energetic masterpieces. Attack you and show you what kind of man he is. akon's life is full of struggles, struggles and opportunities, and the title of his debut album "trouble" reflects this. Akon embraced many different musical elements, including hip-hop and his African influences, and the album reflects the grittiness found in black soul songs. The first song on the album, "Locked Up", is sung by akon and styles p. The song has a smooth melody and a rap style, which is very suitable for Akon's charming high-pitched voice with a slight African accent. It once won the 8th place on the US Billboard singles.

1. Locked Up feat. Styles P

2. Trouble Nobody

3. Bananza (Belly Dancer)

4. Gangsta

5. Ghetto

6. Pot of Gold

7. Show Out

8. Lonely

9. When the Time's Right

10. Journey

11. Don't Let Up

12. Easy Road

Published by Konvicted Time: 2006.11.14

Akon - Konvicted

In 2003, after the album "Trouble" achieved global sales of 4 million copies and moved the world with the song "Mr. Lonely" , Akon from Senegal proves that good music is never lonely. Not only has he been invited to collaborate with A-list superstars such as Gwen Stefani and Elton John, but his latest album has also invited rap kings Eminem and Snoop. Dogg, Snoop Dogg, Styles P., etc. confessed to global music fans that Konvicted is guilty of loneliness

akon admitted that his favorite is soul music, but he prefers to mix and match various genres. This new album It's the best example. The first single "Smack That", a hip-hop remake with the support of rap king Eminem, soared on the Billboard pop singles chart, setting a new record of climbing 88 places in a single week, going straight to Top 2; In addition, Styles P., who had the first record of "Locked Up", sang "Blown Away" this time, and "I Wanna Love You" with Snoop Dogg's vocals won the US number one for two weeks. Presenting a trilogy of support for the king.

The beautiful melody "Tired Of Runnin'" akon expresses his reluctance to continue to live on the run with a spiritual voice. It can be said to be the ultimate confession of street life. In the collaborative "I Can't Wait", akon successfully blended lyrical jazz and hip-hop remakes, bringing the two genres of soul music together again. The lyrical masterpiece "Never Took The Time" boldly uses piano and violin that are rarely seen in hip-hop, bringing smooth melody amidst the stress; while in "Mama Africa", akon adds a lot of West African drumming, dedicating himself to African culture and himself. The tribesmen expressed their homesickness.

The songwriting and production of the entire album were completed by akon, which not only vividly demonstrates akon’s extraordinary songwriting talent and unique elegant voice, but also the diverse genres in the album prove that akon is a The versatile music producer has attracted many superstars to cooperate with him. In addition to setting up his own music production company and promising to run for president of Senegal in the future, Akon has recently stepped into Hollywood and made a cameo appearance in CSI: Crime Scene. He has also begun to prepare an autobiographical film and is determined to become an all-round entertainer. Before that, we might as well get to know his wonderful life through his music.

1. Shake Down

2. Blown Away feat. Styles P

3. Smack That feat. Eminem

4. I Wanna Love You feat. Snoop Dogg

5. The Rain

6. Never Took The Time

7. Mama Africa

8 . I Can't Wait feat T-Pain

9. Gangsta Bop

10. Tired Of Runnin'

11. Once In A While

12. Don't Matter

13. Sorry, Blame It On Me

14. Rush feat. Kardinal Offishall

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Freedom Release Date: 2008.12.2

Akon - Freedom

"Freedom" This is the name of Akon's latest solo album, derived from his open-air performance at Fishkill in New York The "repentance" for his behavior at the meeting; stems from his "repentance" for the behavior at the Zen Club in Trinidad; stems from his respect for the blood of the martyrs who symbolized the struggle for independence and freedom on the national flag; also stems from his My dream: to get rid of original sin and original sin, and truly remove the mark of "sin" from my body.

For this "Freedom Tour", Akon started the promotion work very early. He went to 12 cities to perform before releasing the album, and also held an online competition to let fans express their opinions. Explain what “Freedom” means to them. It's obvious how much Akon takes this album seriously.

In the album, Akon still maintains his special voice and pleasant melodies as expected in singing, but the music production is very different from his previous two albums that mixed R&B, Hip Hop and Reggae. , more European party music elements were introduced into the album. Judging from the many mainstream Hiphop albums throughout 2008, this change will also become a general trend in the development of the entire Hiphop music circle. Rave-hop, a new genre, has Pay the water slowly. The synthesizer sound effects in the lead single "Right Now (Na Na Na)" clearly verified Akon's idea of ????moving closer to European electronic dance music. This experimental single also appeared on Billboard in the first week after its release. Number 18 on the Pop 100 chart. In addition to "Right Now (Na Na Na)", the album also has many similar dance songs, such as "Keep You Much Longer", T-Pain's "Holla Holla", "Troublemaker" and "Beautiful", Akon is in these In a song for the dancefloor crowd, he completely changed his style.

Of course, Akon will not forget to satisfy the taste of Hiphop fans. The second hit "I'm So Paid" in collaboration with Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy is a typical street style showing off one's bulging pockets. In the single, Akon "dresses up" again as a Hustler, announcing that he is the big boss in the music field, and even the old man can't touch him: "God only needs a phone call to make an artist rise to the top or disappear from the entertainment industry, ( Guess what?) I don’t have to worry, I have plenty of money, and I use the money to control him!” Compared with the previous two albums that were full of crime stories and street legend songs, “Freedom” makes everyone witness more like a song. The "free journey" of a sinner looking for a peaceful life contains many warm and sincere emotions. "Sunny Day" tells the perfect feeling when the clouds clear and the sun appears. In "Be With You", Akon continues the best-selling single of 2007. The topic in the song "Don't Matter", under the strong electronic reggae beat assisted by producer Hakim, he gave a true confession to his lover and vowed that nothing could separate them. Other songs worth listening to include "Over the Edge", which talks about "standing up bravely when you fall", and "Birthmark", a love song that makes a fuss about birthmarks on women.

Those temporary troubles aside, Akon relied on "Freedom" to continue to reap the fruits of his previous success, whether it was his family's troubles in immigrating to the United States or his own. Growing Pains, he hopes all these unfortunate stories will end with this album. Between continuing to be depressed and forgetting everything and enjoying life to the fullest, Akon chose the latter. After being imprisoned ("Locked Up") and pleading guilty ("Convicted"), Akon decided to completely deal with his gray past through this album. Say goodbye.

Through "Freedom", Akon began to move towards the second peak of his career, and the direction he chose also ensured that this "journey" would not be another parabola.

1. Right Now (Na Na Na)

2. Beautiful feat. Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall

3. Keep You Much Longer

4. Troublemaker feat. Sweet Rush

5. We Don't Care

6. I'm So Paid feat. Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy

7. Holla Holla feat. T-Pain

8. Against the Grain feat. Ray Lavender

9. Be With You

10. Sunny Day feat. Wyclef Jean

11. Birthmark

12. Over the Edge

13. Freedom

14. Clap Again ( Bonus)