This single-named "Konvicted" singer moved to the U.S. from Senegal when he was 7
[DOC] [TLE] Akon - Music Producer, Songwriter, Singer - Biography.com [PAR] Dec 3, 2015 ... Akon is the Senegalese-American hip-hop singer, songwriter and producer who 
... AKA: Akon: Aliaume Thiam; Full Name: Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam ... 
there until he was 7 years old, when they moved back to the United States.