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A fact from Akon appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 October 2008, and was viewed approximately 183 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Akon received five Grammy Award nominations in 2008, including Best Contemporary R&B Album for his album Konvicted?

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Grammar check please!

The grammar in this article is horrid. I feel like, at the very least, it could have been run through MS Word before posting!

Semi-protected edit request on 13 April 2016

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Akon's real name is Alioune Badara Thiam 41.82.179.9 (talk) 19:45, 13 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: as you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 10:01, 14 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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In the section titled Musical Career, 2003-05: Discovery and Trouble, in the first paragraph, third sentence, there should probably be a comma between the names "Elektra Stephens" as in "Elektra, Stephens." As written, without a comma, the sentence does not make sense. Also, what is Elektra? This is not a title/name mentioned previously, there is no context provided, and the citation makes no mention of Elektra. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bcastria (talk • contribs) 04:40, 13 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done —Skyllfully ^(talk | _contribs) 04:59, 13 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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The Link to the independent, where Akon says 'So what if I own a diamond mine' should be refreshed. Here is the Link I found to this article:

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/akon-so-what-if-i-own-a-diamond-mine-5332169.html 141.113.11.14 (talk) 13:43, 27 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done, Thanks. –Davey2010^Talk 13:55, 27 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Rapper?

Pretty sure Akon has never rapped on a song. Ish Ya Boy (talk) 21:42, 28 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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24.228.248.29 (talk) 00:25, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Akon is Senegalese a country in west Africa next to Gambia

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"American-born Senegalese"?

You mean he is a citizen of Senegal who happened to be born in the United States? Otherwise he's an American, who happens to be of Senegalese descent. If my father was English and moves to the US, where I'm born, if I chose to stay here, I'm an "American", not an "American-born Englishman". AnnaGoFast (talk) 06:40, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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I am from the same place as Akon, Senegal. There is a interview that he says himself that he came from Senegal he came here at a young age with his father. He was only raised in Missouri but he wasn't born there he said himself he didn't understand English when he came he used to get bullied in school for not learning English. Thank you for listening to me I hope you can change what you wrote. 2606:A000:4B05:F400:8D:498A:40D5:40F7 (talk) 02:53, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not done - please provide a reliable source for what it is you want changing, and also please specify what text you wish to be changed, and how you wish it to be changed. Fish+Karate 09:48, 17 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 November 2018

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I believe the primary (first) image should be updated, as it is outdated (shows Akon performing in 2009 - almost 10 years ago). I would suggest perhaps an image of him in a suit, or something similar, to better showcase the humanitarian work he has done in recent years. Colin.mackay7 (talk) 20:26, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Please provide the image you would like to see used. It must be released under a license that allows reuse for any purpose. RudolfRed (talk) 21:09, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 November 2018

Under "Personal Life", there first paragraph is formatted as plaintext. I don't necessarily know how to go about formatting that, but I wanted to let someone know. Pharkryi (talk) 22:00, 1 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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 I believe the primary (first) image should be updated, as it is outdated (shows Akon performing in 2009 - almost 10 years ago).  I would suggest perhaps an image of him in a suit, or something similar, to better showcase the humanitarian work he has done in recent years. [[User:Colin.mackay7|Colin.mackay7]] ([[User talk:Colin.mackay7|talk]]) 20:26, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
 : [[File:Red information icon with gradient background.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Not done:'''<!-- Template:ESp --> Please provide the image you would like to see used.  It must be released under a license that allows reuse for any purpose.  [[User:RudolfRed|RudolfRed]] ([[User talk:RudolfRed|talk]]) 21:09, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
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+Under "Personal Life", there first paragraph is formatted as plaintext. I don't necessarily know how to go about formatting that, but I wanted to let someone know. [[User:Pharkryi|Pharkryi]] ([[User talk:Pharkryi|talk]]) 22:00, 1 November 2018 (UTC)