Moreover, he was nominated five times for Grammy Awards. He has won five World Music Awards, one Teen Choice Award, one American Music Award, and others. In his musical career, he has won a total of 36 awards and 95 nominations. Kine has not won any awards in her career. He works simultaneously as a record producer and songwriter, mostly for artists signed to his labels. City, Kardinal Offishall, Jeffree Star, and French Montana. Through these labels, he has signed numerous successful artists, including Lady Gaga, T-Pain, R. Akon later started two record labels, Konvict Muzik and KonLive Distribution, in addition to his musical career. The RIAA has given Akon four songs with a 3 platinum certificate, three songs with a 2 platinum certification, more than ten songs with a 1 platinum certification, and more than ten songs with a gold certification.Īkon was recognized by Guinness World Records as the top-selling master ringtone artist worldwide. He is the only solo artist to make up the top two positions on the Billboard Hot 100 charts at the same time twice. While his mother was Kine Gueye Thiam a very. “Right Now (Na Na Na)” was the lead single from Freedom, his third studio album, which was released in 2008.Īkon regularly contributes vocals as a featured artist and is currently recognized for more than 300 cameo appearances, more than 35 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, and five Grammy Award nominations. His parents were both very famous because his father Mor Thiam was a famous percussionist and jazz musician. His parents are Mor Thiam, a drummer, and Kine Gueye Thiam. (featuring Snoop Dogg).įollowing the success of both singles, “Don’t Matter” and “Sorry, Blame It on Me” entered the Billboard Hot 100 top ten. Tomeka Thiam is the wife of a famous American singer, songwriter, producer, entrepreneur. Three Grammy Award nominations for Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, and Best Rap/Sung Song for “Smack That” (with Eminem) and “I Wanna Love You” was presented to his second album, Konvicted (2006). He gained attention in 2004 after the release of “Locked Up,” the lead single from his debut album Trouble (2004), which featured Styles P, and “Lonely,” the second single. Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam best known as his stage name, Akon is a Senegalese American singer, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur.