SINGER

Akon

1973 - Today

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Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (), is a Senegalese-American rapper, singer, songwriter, and businessman. An influential figure in modern world music, he rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of his debut single "Locked Up" (featuring Styles P). Styled in hip hop, it preceded the release of his debut studio album Trouble (2004), which became his commercial breakthrough and spawned the R&B-styled follow-up, "Lonely" the following year. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Akon has received more than 15,241,266 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Akon is the 534th most popular singer (up from 612th in 2019), the 2,979th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,484th in 2019) and the 155th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 76

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Akons by language

Over the past year Akon has had the most page views in the with 1,572,604 views, followed by French (129,880), and Portuguese (107,544). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (197.95%), Latin (107.96%), and Igbo (93.80%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Akon ranks 534 out of 4,381. Before him are Vice Vukov, Leo Nucci, Kim Wilde, Ghena Dimitrova, Jorge Negrete, and Hayedeh. After him are Anne Sofie von Otter, Paul Di'Anno, Keith Flint, Shakin' Stevens, Plastic Bertrand, and Bobby Kimball.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Akon ranks 49. Before him are Rogério Ceni, Patrick Wilson, Neil Patrick Harris, Xavier Bettel, Mário Jardel, and Claude Makélélé. After him are Marc Overmars, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Roberto Ayala, Juliette Lewis, Guillaume Canet, and Pauleta.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Akon ranks 2,979 out of 20,380. Before him are Bruce Campbell (1958), Karol J. Bobko (1937), GG Allin (1956), Joe Turkel (1927), Sam Loyd (1841), and Ralph Rose (1885). After him are Charles Whitman (1941), Neil Postman (1931), Jensen Ackles (1978), Roderick MacKinnon (1956), Stuart Whitman (1928), and Gregory Goodwin Pincus (1903).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Akon ranks 155. Before him are Michael Bolton (1953), Don McLean (1945), Selena (1971), Natalie Cole (1950), Bobby Darin (1936), and Howlin' Wolf (1910). After him are Bobby Kimball (1947), Tiny Tim (1932), Chubby Checker (1941), Stephen Stills (1945), DMX (1970), and Paul Robeson (1898).

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