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Think you know singer Akon? Wait till you know his 'real name'

Hyderabad: For years, music lovers across the world have known him simply as Akon. The singer became famous with hit songs like Lonely, Locked Up, and Smack That. However, the internet is now talking ...

Akon Recalls Brothers Impersonating Him: 'I Was Leaving Money on the Table'

The singer's brothers Bu and Omar Thiam used to occasionally perform as the "Locked Up" artist during concerts.
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Akon says brothers impersonated him because he was 'leaving so much money on the table'

The singer's brothers Bu and Omar Thiam used to occasionally perform as the "Locked Up" artist during concerts.
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Grammy-nominated singer Akon arrested in Georgia

ATLANTA (Atlanta News First/Gray News) - Akon, the five-time Grammy-nominated singer who rose to prominence in the early 2000s with his song “Locked Up,” was arrested last week near Atlanta in the ...

Akon says he and Ne-Yo wanted to 'throw the biggest party everybody's ever seen' with Nights Like This tour

Akon and Ne-Yo have been on the road together as part of their Nights Like This tour, a collaboration Akon says has been a ...