From correspondents in London, England, 01:31 AM IST

American R and amp;B singer-songwriter Akon is joining the throng of entrepreneurial celebrities like Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears in the perfume industry. He's launching two new signature fragrances later this year.

The 'Smack That' hitmaker recently formed cosmetic house Konvict Cosmetics and is planning to launch Konvicted, a scent aimed at younger consumers, and Aliaune, titled after his real name and marketed to more mature customers, reports contactmusic.com.

The news comes shortly after Akon announced the expansion of his clothing line, Konvict and amp; Aliaune Clothing, which will now also be made available to fans in Africa.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)