# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/akon
# Generated: 2026-08-31T11:50:29.068Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/akon"
name: "Akon"
slug: "akon"
description: "Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam, known professionally as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, businessman and philanthropist. An influential figure in world music, he rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of his single \"Locked Up\". Styled in hip-hop, it preceded the release of his debut studio album Trouble (2004), which became his commercial breakthrough and spawned the R&B-styled follow-up, \"Lonely\", the following year."
tagline: "Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, and record producer (born 1973)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Akon_DF2_4639_(47859034612)_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1973-04-16"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           83.55
  momentum:             10
  historical:           34.013508
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     100
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  108
  category: 90
totalFollowers: 3490000
platforms:
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://akon.com"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/akon/"
    handle:    "akon"
  - platform:  "TIKTOK"
    url:       "https://www.tiktok.com/@akon"
    handle:    "akon"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/Akon"
    handle:    "Akon"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/AKON"
    handle:    "AKON"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1868102/"
    handle:    "nm1868102"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0z4gvV4rjIZ9wHck67ucSV"
    handle:    "0z4gvV4rjIZ9wHck67ucSV"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX2v47KsDKqajrEYFV7GbBg"
    handle:    "@akonvevo"
    followers: 3490000
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/229665"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "إيكون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "ايكون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A8"
    title: "একন"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86"
    title: "ایکان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eykon"
    title: "Eykon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B9%D0%BA%D1%8A%D0%BD"
    title: "Ейкън"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A8"
    title: "একন"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Akon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Akon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Akon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Akon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Akon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://dty.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8"
    title: "एकन"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Akon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Akon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Akon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Akon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Akon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86"
    title: "ایکان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Akon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Akon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Akon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gpe.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Akon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Akon"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9F_(%D7%96%D7%9E%D7%A8)"
    title: "אייקון (זמר)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://guw.wikiquote.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://ig.wikiquote.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Akon"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump