2. Mark-3Halo.com Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam born October 14, 1981 in St. Louis, Missouri; raised in Dakar, Senegal.
3. Mark-3Halo.com Akon is the son of jazz percussionist Mor Thiam. He grew up in Senegal until he was seven
5. Mark-3Halo.com better known by stage name Akon, is a Grammy Award-nominated Senegalese hip-hop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. Mark-3Halo.com better known by stage name Akon, is a Grammy Award-nominated Senegalese hip-hop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. When his family moved to Jersey City, New Jersey and as such he speaks English, French, and Wolof.