Akon is a prominent and legendary figure in the music and entertainment world. The current net worth of Akon the Senegalese-born American singer is estimated to be $85 million. He owns a philanthropic foundation known as Konfidence Foundation which assists the underprivileged children in Africa. He worked on the project ‘Akon Lighting Africa’ which aims and helps to provide electricity in about 15 countries In Africa. Since the beginning of his career, Akon has released several albums which have peaked the global charts and made waves worldwide.Īkon is a well-known philanthropist. Also, the album Konnect was released in 2020 which includes Hip-hop and R&B songs.Īkon Africa relationship stands strong as he has collaborated with a lot of African musicians both in Africa and America, he had a song with the Nigerian Afrobeats singer and Grammy Award winner Wizkid likewise other singers from within Africa. Akon’s Afrobeats music, ‘Alonda’ was released in 2019. Also, he is working on releasing four studio albums which will come in different music genres.Īfter the release of the album ‘El Negreeto’, ‘Como No’ was released in September 2019 which featured the Mexican-American singer Becky G. Recently, Akon had announced that he had started his own record label known as Akonik Label Group.
The singer featured the rapper Anuel AA to release his first Latin single, “Get Money”. Akon album titled, “Stadium” was planned to be exclusively released on the Stadium mobile app but it was postponed indefinitely for reasons best known to the producer and singer. In 2015 he signed a new deal with Atlantic Records after releasing a number of singles that failed to chart. In 2013, after he had been absent for three years from his solo work, Akon collaborated with Wiz Khalifa and released the single “Dirty Work”, which peaked at number 31 on the global charts.
Dre and Snoop Dogg on the song “Kush” which was high at number 36 on the global album charts. Read Also: Ariana Grande Net Worth & Biography: Career, Contact and FactsĪlso, in the same year, he did amazing collaborative work with Dr. In 2010, his vocal voice contributed to the “We Are The World” concert for victims of the earthquake in Haiti which happened that same year. His collaborations with Pitbull’s single “Shut it Down” and with David Guetta hit song, “Sexy Bit**” climbed to number one in six countries. He collaborated with Whitney Houston on her album, “I Look to you” and Leona Lewis on her single “Forgive Me”. He worked with the New Kids on their reunion album “The Block”. Akon released a tribute song, “Cry Out of Joy” after Michael’s death.Īkon worked very much in writing and recording songs. Also, in 2008, he released the single, titled “Hold My Hand” which was a collaboration between Akon and Michael Jackson, prior to his death.īefore Michael’s death, he and Akon had been working together. That same year, the album went platinum and received a platinum certificate in the US. “Freedom” was the singer’s third album which he released in 2008. That same year, he produced and featured in “Sweet Escape” which was on the top spot at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The singer’s first solo hit went to number one.Īfter one year, the singer established a clothing line known as ‘Konvict Clothing”, a high quality wears brand also called ‘Aliaube’. In 2006, Akon released the second single “I Wanna Love You” which became his number-hit single song from the album “Don’t Matter”.
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