Akon

Alioune Badara Akon Thiam, born April 16, 1977 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, known simply as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer-songwriter, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of the singles "Locked Up" and "Lonely", from his debut album "Trouble". His second album, "Konvicted", earned him a Grammy Award nomination for the single Smack That featuring Eminem. His latest album, "Freedom", was released in 2008. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

04/03/2005
Locked Up
Mimed Performance

LAST

New Year's Eve 2008
The Sweet Escape
Radio 1 Big Weekend Performance

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Artist Appearances

Episode	Performance
New Year's Eve 2008	The Sweet Escape Radio 1 Big Weekend Performance
Christmas Day 2005	Lonely Music Video
15/08/2005	Belly Dancer (bananza) Mimed Performance
20/05/2005	Lonely Mimed Performance
13/05/2005	Lonely Mimed Performance
29/04/2005	Lonely Mimed Performance
04/03/2005	Locked Up Mimed Performance

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