Akon complete name is Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam. Akon is an American-Senegalese artist, musician, record maker, business visionary, giver and performing artist. He rose to noticeable quality in 2004 after the arrival of “Bolted Up”, the main single from his introduction collection, Trouble. He has since established two fruitful record names, Konvict Muzik and Kon Live Distribution. The names filled in as a venturing stone for some destined to-be effective acts, most eminently Lady Gaga, T-Pain, R. City, Kardinal Offishall, and Red Café, among others.
[infobox color=”#AB390B”]Akon Height[/infobox]
[box bg_color=”#98C4DD”]| Height (ft): 5ft 10 Inches |
| Height (m): 1.78 m |
| Height (cm): 178 cm |
His second collection, Konvicted got three designations for the Grammy Awards in two classes, Best Contemporary R&B Album for Konvicted collection and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Smack That” and “I Wanna Love You”.