Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam and he is better known as simply Akon. He is born April 16, 1973 and he is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.
Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008 according to Forbes. He rose to prominence in 2004 after the release of "Locked Up", his first single from his debut album called "Trouble". His second album, "Konvicted", earned him a Grammy Award nomination for the single "Smack That". Akon has since founded two record labels, "Konvict Muzik" and "Kon Live Distribution".