Akon, a name we all have heard, well if not all most of us. He is one of the Hollywood singers whose songs we have been heard growing up in our teenage days. The singer rose to fame after the release of ‘Locked Up’ which is the first single from his debut album, ‘Trouble’ released in 2004. His most popular songs are ‘I Wanna Love You’ and ‘Smack That’ are two of his most popular songs in the numerous records and accolades he has on his name.
He is the first solo artist to hold both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts not once but twice. In India, he rose to fame his song, Chammak Chhallo which he sang for Shah Rukh Khan starrer Ra.One.
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The Senegalese-American singer, Akon was trending on social media as someone googled the singer’s full name and shared the result on Twitter. Well, hold on as we are going to reveal his real name that is 12 words long and has 52 characters.
Akon had revealed his full name on The Ellen Show back in 2009. But it didn’t catch people’s attention as social media wasn’t very popular back then. And his extended name never became a topic of discussion among people.
Akon’s full name is Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam.
Here’s how Twitter reacted after knowing the Akon’s real name:
Bro, Akon’s full name is lyrics to an entire song pic.twitter.com/mrUg9kisLA
— raahcozy (@raahcozy) March 5, 2020
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Just incase you feel bored, try googling Akon’s real name.
— CECILE. (@Cecilia97N) March 10, 2020
I’m very sure you don’t know Akon’s real name. pic.twitter.com/PSwnxsC6G7
— Imoleayo Michael 👑 {iCode}🕊️ (@imoleayomichael) March 10, 2020
Everyone when they discover Akon’s real name to be “Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam” https://t.co/oJTDNHKG7Y
— Meez (@Meez_Tweets) March 9, 2020
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