Crossword clues for akon
akon
- Senegalese rapper on Young Jeezy's "Soul Survivor"
- Rapper with the debut album "Trouble"
- Rapper whose most recent album was 2008's "Freedom"
- Rapper whose "Smack That" earned a Grammy nomination
- Rapper who had the #1 single "Don't Matter"
- R&B singer with the five-album project "Stadium"
- One-named singer with the 2007 #1 hit "Don't Matter"
- One-named rapper who launched the Konvict Clothing line
- One-named rapper
- One-named "Lonely" singer
- He was on Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape"
- He sang on Gwen Stefani's "The Sweet Escape"
- Eminem guested on his song "Smack That"
- "Trouble" singer/rapper
- "Smack That" hip-hop artist
- "Right Now (Na Na Na)" artist
- "Lonely" singer/rapper
- "Locked Up" rapper
- "I Wanna Love You" singer who grew up in Senegal
- "Freedom" singer/rapper
- "Don't Matter" singer/rapper
- "Don't Matter" and "Right Now (Na Na Na)" singer
- One-named singer with the hit "Locked Up"
- "Smack That" singer/rapper
- "I Wanna Love You" singer, 2006
- "Right Now (Na Na Na)" rapper
- "Smack That" rapper
- One-named R&B singer
- Senegalese-American rapper nominated for four Grammys in 2008
- "Konvicted" hip-hop artist
- "Angel" rapper
- Senegalese-American rapper
- One-named singer with the 2006 hit "Smack That"
- "Sorry, Blame It On Me" singer
- "Konvicted" rapper/singer
- "I Wanna Love You" singer/rapper
- "Don't Matter" rapper
- Single-named singer of "Smack That"
- Single-named singer from the US
- Singer with the albums "Trouble," "Konvicted," and "Freedom"
- Singer whose name becomes a city if you add an "R" in the middle
- Singer who had the #1 hit "Don't Matter"
- Singer of the 2006 #1 hit "I Wanna Love You"
Wikipedia
Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), better known as Akon (pronounced ), is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, businessman, record producer and actor. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of " Locked Up", the first single from his debut album Trouble.
He has since founded two successful record labels, Konvict Muzik and Kon Live Distribution. His second album, Konvicted received three nominations for the Grammy Awards in two categories, Best Contemporary R&B Album for Konvicted album and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for " Smack That" and " I Wanna Love You".
He is the first solo artist to hold both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice. Akon has had four songs certified as 3× platinum, three songs certified as 2× platinum, more than ten songs certified as 1× platinum and more than ten songs certified as gold in digital sales. Akon has sung songs in other languages including Tamil, Hindi, and Spanish. He was listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the #1 selling artist for master ringtones in the world.
Akon often provides vocals as a featured artist and is currently credited with over 300 guest appearances and more than 35 Billboard Hot 100 songs. He has worked with numerous performers such as Michael Jackson, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Whitney Houston, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and Gwen Stefani. He has had five Grammy Awards nominations and has produced songs for artists such as Lady Gaga, Colby O'Donis, Kardinal Offishall, Leona Lewis, and T-Pain.
Forbes ranked Akon 80th (Power Rank) in Forbes Celebrity 100 in 2010 and 5th in 40 Most Powerful Celebrities in Africa list, in 2011. Billboard ranked Akon No. 6 on the list of Top Digital Songs Artists of the decade.