Akon
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Akon
51-year-old singer
Akon is a 51-year-old American singer and songwriter of Senegalese descent, best known for hit songs like Right Now, Smack That or Lonely.
Quick Facts
- Name: Akon
- Full name: Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Bongo Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam
- Occupation: singer, songwriter
- Age: 51
- Born: April, 16 1973 in St. Louis
- Citizenship: United States
- Origin: Senegal
Selected Discography
2008: Right Now
2006: Smack That
2005: Soul Survivor (featuring)
2005: Lonely
The latest news
AkonAMP™, | There have been strong rumors that Akon is finally returning to the recording studio working on a what might be a back-to-roots album, followed by worldwide tour at the end of 2026.Read It »- AkonAMP™, | Reports from the Daily News yesterday (March 25, 2025), suggest the 51-year-old singer has secretly got hitched to hist long-term relationship. Sorry ladies, Akon seems to be off the market.Read It »
- AkonAMP™, | According to a well-placed source, Akon is leading the race to become Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2025. But while the singer's fans are thrilled with the news, many people hold a very different opinion.Read It »
- AkonAMP™, | It's been a rough year for the singer, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. 51-year-old Akon has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s highest-paid celebrity list for 2025.Read It »
AkonAMP™, | According to the latest Watch and Listen magazine poll just out yesterday (Tuesday, March 25), ‘Lonely’ is now considered to be the Greatest Song in the History of Music.Read It »- AkonAMP™, | On Monday morning the Sun-Times reported the 51-year-old singer Akon and his girlfriend, to be shopping for engagement rings. Naturally, the article sent the Facebook and Twitter into a frenzy.Read It »
- AkonAMP™, | Akon, 51, has been dubbed “the Sexiest Singer Alive” by Glamour's magazine in its April 2025 issue out this week. For the second year in a row, our gorgeous hottie beat out some other equally hot men for the number one spot!Read It »
- AkonAMP™, | Akon was reported as dead earlier this week, causing concern among fans across the world. However, the March 2025 news has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports.Read It »
- AkonAMP™, | Earlier this week news reports surfaced that Akon, 51, and his partner had split up. Is the American singer really single again?Read It »
- AkonAMP™, | Sad news for Akon fans as speculation had been rife that the American singer will announce his retirement from music, at age 51, with immediate effect.Read It »
- AkonAMP™, | Akon’s adored labrador retriever "Spinee" has undergone a risky surgery on Monday and is luckily beginning the slow process of recovery. The 51-year-old singer has received waves and waves and support for Spinee, as he offered his Twitter followers an update on pooch’s status regularly.Read It »
- AkonAMP™, | The 51-year-old singer is said to have been secretly practising ‘Gangnam Style’ steps, after singer PSY has invited him to join in the famous dance earlier this year.Read It »
- AkonAMP™, | Speculation is rampant that Akon is expecting a baby after long-time partner was spotted with a prominent stomach bulge on Tuesday evening, during romantic dinner date. Is the 51-year-old singer about to be a dad to a little boy or girl?Read It »
