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Akon

Akon

Senegalese singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur
R&B-rooted Senegalese-American vocalist, songwriter, and producer who debuted with the Top Ten pop hit "Locked Up" and moved toward commercial dance-pop.
BornApril 16, 1973
HometownSt. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Net worth$60 million
Height5'10" (1.78m)
ParentsMor Thiam
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Akon felt pressure to "distance" himself from his African background at the start of his career

Akon has claimed that music producers were only interested in one side of his heritage in the early 2000s.
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