His third studio album Freedom (2008) was led by the single ' Right Now (Na Na Na)'.Īkon often provides vocals as a featured artist and is currently credited with over 300 guest appearances and more than 35 Billboard Hot 100 songs, resulting in five Grammy Award nominations.
Both singles became Billboard Hot 100 top ten hits, followed up by ' Don't Matter' and ' Sorry, Blame It on Me'. His second album, Konvicted (2006), received three Grammy Award nominations for Best Contemporary R&B Album, and for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for ' Smack That' (featuring Eminem) and ' I Wanna Love You' (featuring Snoop Dogg). He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of ' Locked Up' (featuring Styles P), the first single from his debut album Trouble (2004), followed by the second single ' Lonely'. Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam ( / ˈ eɪ k ɒ n/ born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur.
