Freedom - Album
Freedom (Album) by Akon
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Artist Biography For Akon
Alioune Badara Akon Thiam Born April 16 1977 In Saint Louis Missouri United States Known Simply As Akon Is A Senegalese-American Singer-Songwriter Record Producer Businessman And Philanthropist. He Rose To Prominence In 2004 Following The Release Of The Singles "Locked Up" And "Lonely" From His Debut Album "Trouble". His Second Album "Konvicted" Earned Him A Grammy Award Nomination For The Single Smack That Featuring Eminem. His Latest Album "Freedom" Was Released In 2008. Akon Often Sings Hooks For Other Artists And Is Currently Accredited With Over 200 Guest Appearances And 32 Billboard Hot 100 Songs. He Is The First Solo Artist To Accomplish The Feat Of Holding Both The Number One And Two Spots Simultaneously On The Billboard Hot 100 Charts Twice. He Has Also Founded Two Record Labels Konvict Muzik And Kon Live Distribution And Has A Clothing Label Konvict Clothing Akon Is A Muslim And Has Many Charities Of His Own. Akon's Father Is The Senagalese Drummer Mor Thiam.
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Biography - Akon
Alioune Badara Akon Thiam Born April 16 1977 In Saint Louis Missouri United States Known Simply As Akon Is A Senegalese-American Singer-Songwriter Record Producer Businessman And Philanthropist. He Rose To Prominence In 2004 Following The Release Of The Singles "Locked Up" And "Lonely" From His Debut Album "Trouble". His Second Album "Konvicted" Earned Him A Grammy Award Nomination For The Single Smack That Featuring Eminem. His Latest Album "Freedom" Was Released In 2008. Akon Often Sings Hooks For Other Artists And Is Currently Accredited With Over 200 Guest Appearances And 32 Billboard Hot 100 Songs. He Is The First Solo Artist To Accomplish The Feat Of Holding Both The Number One And Two Spots Simultaneously On The Billboard Hot 100 Charts Twice. He Has Also Founded Two Record Labels Konvict Muzik And Kon Live Distribution And Has A Clothing Label Konvict Clothing Akon Is A Muslim And Has Many Charities Of His Own. Akon's Father Is The Senagalese Drummer Mor Thiam.
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Published: 12 Dec 2012, 08:54
Freedom Is The Third Studio Album By Hip Hop And R&B Senegalese-American Singer And Record Producer Akon. The Album Was Originally Named Acquitted However Akon Changed It Before It Was Released. It Was Released As A Download On December 1 2008 And In Stores December 2 2008. Konvict And Kon Live Distribution Labelhead Akon's Freedom Was Well Received In Its Opening Week And Debuted At No. 7 And Selling 110 900 Copies In Its First Week. "Beautiful" Is The Third Single From Akon's Third Studio Album Freedom. The Song Features American Pop Singer Colby O'Donis And A Rap Verse From Canadian Rapper Kardinal Offishall. The Song Describes Being In A Nightclub And Seeing A Person That The Singer Is Attracted To But Feeling Shy To Approach Her Due To Her Beauty. "Beautiful" Was Released To Radio On January 6 2009.