2007 is surely the year for Akon. This year we will surely see a lot of him. Not only will he be collaborating with a lot of artists, he will also be busy promoting signed artists from his record label Kon Live Distribution. A clothing line is also in the works and is set to be launched next month. But that's not all. Expect to see Akon on the big screen as plans of making a film about his life is taking place.

Music, movies and fashion. All these in store for Akon. But how did he get so popular and get this much success? It all started with his debut album "Trouble." This first album immediately provided the artist with hit singles and gave him spot in the music industry scene. People were found asking where can i listen to the song locked up by akon. Locked up reached the top 10 in the US chart hits and reached the top 5 in the UK.

The singles Lonely, Belly Dancer (Bananza), Pot of Gold and Ghetto also added to the akon cd list of hits. The single Ghetto became more popular as it was remixed and included verses from rap legends Tupac and Notorious B.I.G.

In 2006, his second album Konvicted was released. This album also proved to be a big hit and also gave him hit singles. The album also contained various productions done in collaboration with other artists. The first track to be released was of akon and emenem smack that. The single smack thatakon gave the artist a number two spot in the Billboard Hot 100. Another collaboration was of that of akon and snoopdog. The result was the second single released of that album. 'i wanna love you' feat. snoop dog - akon gave him his first number one spot in the Billboard charts.

More success and recognitions followed then. In December of last year, akon smack that was nominated in the 49th annual Grammy Awards as Best Rap/Song Collaboration. And also last year, he was nominated International Hip-Hop/R&B Artist and the song "Lonely" National/International Hit of the Year in the ECHO Awards.

This year, various collaborations are still in store. Among these artists he will be working with are Young Buck, T-Pain and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.

Akon is also busy promoting the artists signed up to his label. He has been seen doing interviews to promote the album. And one of the artists signed up to his label is Chilli from TLC. The album entitled "Point of View" is set to be released early this year and also features works from the record producer himself.

The clothing line "Konvict Clothing" which is set to be launched on February is also one of the business ventures undertaken by the artist. It is said to include denim jeans, hoodies, t-shirts and hats. A more upscale version will be the "Aliaune" and will be containing a more high-end line of clothing.

Akon will also be invading the film industry as a full-length movie about his life is on the plans. The movie is said to be entitled "Illegal Alien" but a release date is still unknown. Fans who were searching before of i wanna love you akon mp3, snoop dogg ft. akon mp3 and smack that by akon lyrics will now have more to look forward to. Akon surely found ways to reinvented himself and surely provided his fans with more areas to appreciate his talent.

The year 2007 will surely be a treat for Akon fans and we have yet to wait for his various endeavors and what lies more ahead for the artist.