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Akon (born Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam on April 30, 1973 is a Senegalese-American hip hop and R and B singer, songwriter, occasional rapper and record producer. Akon rose to fame in 2004 following the release of his single Locked Up from his debut album Trouble. His second album, Konvicted, earned him a Grammy Award nomination for the single Smack That . He is the founder of Konvict Muzik and Kon Live Distribution. He is well known for singing hooks and has over 130 guest appearances and 21 Billboard Hot 100 songs to his credit. He is the only artist to ever accomplish the feat of holding both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice. Akon often goes by the shorter, Aliaune Thiam. He is the son of jazz percussionist, Mor Thiam. He was born in St. Louis, Senegal, but grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey. He recorded his first song, Operations of Nature, at the age of fifteen. He was then subsequently jailed for armed robbery and drug distribution charges, and used his time in prison to work on his music. Upon release, Akon began writing and recording tracks in his home studio. The tapes found their way to SRC,Universal, which released Akon s debut LP Trouble in June 2004. The album is a hybrid of Akon s silky, West African-styled vocals mixed with East Coast and Southern beats. Most of Akon s songs begin with the sound of the clank of a jail cell with him uttering the word Konvict.