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Line 64: {{main\|Akon discography}} ==Trivia== * To date, Akon has released two albums, ''[[Trouble]]'' and ''[[Konvicted]]'', each of which has produced single hits, primarily "[[Locked Up]]" (U.S. #8, U.K. #5), "[[Lonely (Akon song)\|Lonely]]" (U.S. #4, U.K. '''#1'''), [[Belly Dancer (Bananza)]] (U.K. #5), "[[Smack That]]" (U.S. #2, U.K. '''#1'''), and "[[I Wanna Love You]]" (U.S. '''#1'''). * He has become well known for singing [[hook (music)\|hooks]]. * He was born in [[St. Louis, Missouri]], [[United States]], lived in [[Dakar, Senegal]] until the age of seven, then moved back to the U.S., settling in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]. * Akon served a three-year jail sentence for grand theft auto, an experience that inspired his 2004 single, ''Locked Up''.[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/12310051/interview_akon_hiphops_preeminent_rb_singer_loves_fast_cars_phil_collins_polygamy] Line 78 ⟶ 72: * He bought himself an orange [[Lamborghini]] as a gift for finishing ''Konvicted''. <small><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/12310051/interview_akon_hiphops_preeminent_rb_singer_loves_fast_cars_phil_collins_polygamy\|title=The Hook Man\|accessdate=December 30\|accessyear=2006}}</ref></small> * He is 5'11. ==Awards/Nominations==

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