Singer Akon likely doesn’t owe his former production company attorneys’ fees in connection with the enforcement of a $3.25 ...

Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, known as Akon, is a versatile singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and actor. He rose to fame with his 2004 hit Locked Up from his ...

Akon's father, accomplished jazz musician Mor Thiam, was in the audience too. "My father was a big influence, his example came from his work ethic, he didn't tell us what to do and what not to do.