This single-named "Konvicted" singer moved to the U.S. from Senegal when he was 7
He is a 
muslim RnB/Hip-hop singer who moved to New Jersey, U.S.A, when ... His 
second album, Konvicted, earned him a Grammy Award nomination of the single 
"Smack ... Legal documents released by The Smoking Gun list Akon's name as 
Aliaune... [DOC] [TLE] Akon Biography - ARTISTdirect Music [PAR] The story of Senegal born soul singer.