What is Akon?
{{Infobox person | name = Akon | image = Akon DF2 4639 (47859034612) (cropped).jpg | caption = Akon in 2019 | other_names = {{hlist|Akon|El Negreeto}} | birth_name = Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|4|16}} | birth_place = [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], [[USA]] | parents = {{hlist|[[Mor Thiam]] (father)|Kine Gueye Thiam (''née'' Gueye, mother)}} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer * rapper * songwriter * record producer * entrepreneur * philanthropist }} | citizenship = {{hlist|United States|Senegal}} | agent = [[Johnny Wright (music manager)|Johnny Wright]] | organization = [[Akon Lighting Africa]] | works = {{hlist|[[Akon discography|Discography]]|[[#Filmography|filmography]]|[[Akon production discography|production]]}} | children = 9 | awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Akon|Full list]] | years_active = 1996–present | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | origin = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], [[New Jersey]], [[USA]] | genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]|[[pop music|pop]]|[[dancehall]]|[[reggae]]}} | label = {{flatlist| * Akonik * [[BMG Rights Management|BMG]] * [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] * [[Konvict Muzik|Konvict]] * [[KonLive Distribution|KonLive]] * [[Republic Records|Republic]] * [[Universal Motown Records|Universal Motown]] * [[SRC Records|SRC]] * [[UpFront Records|UpFront]] }} }} | website = {{URL|akon.com}} | module2 = {{Infobox | embed = yes|child=yes | header = Logo | headerstyle = background:#b0c4de |data2 = [[File:Akon Logo.png|200px]] }} }} '''Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|eɪ|k|ɒ|n}}; born April 16, 1973), known [[Mononymous person|mononymously]] as '''Akon''', is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur.