AKON - “LONELY”

Hot new US R&B sensation AKON, who scored a massive hit on both sides of the Atlantic with his debut single "Locked Up", looks set to have an even bigger smash with the release on May 2nd of his follow-up, the hugely catchy "Lonely". "Lonely", which is already being tipped as THE song of the summer, is taken from Akon's debut album, "Trouble" which has already achieved Gold status in the UK.

Akon was born in Senegal and moved with his family to the US at the age of seven. His father, legendary percussionist and jazz musician Mor Thiam, raised Akon to believe in and understand the power and influence that music could have. It was this deep rooted love and passion for music, evolving from filial admiration, which allowed him to turn his life around, despite his trouble as a youth residing in New Jersey. AKON began playing several different percussion instruments and eventually embraced hip-hop music and culture, despite his initial disdain for the genre. "When I first heard hip-hop I thought it was rubbish because I didn't understand the concept of people talking over music," AKON recalls, "But as I started growing up, living a little and listening to the lyrics, I realized that I was going through a lot of stuff these rappers were talking about and I could relate."
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