I Wanna Love You: the Akon and Snoop Dogg lip-sync in a blonde wig

What is the I Wanna Love You trend?

It's a deadpan lip-sync. One person, one phone, a dark night background, and a costume that looks like a disguise: a pale blonde wig, a mustache, a jacket and tie worn like a small-town lounge singer. He performs one of the smoothest R&B love songs of the 2000s with full commitment, and the gap between the song's mood and the slightly ridiculous look is what makes people replay it.

The clip opens almost black, with the wig swinging into the frame from the lower corner before the face settles into the selfie. That rough, handheld start is part of the charm: it looks like something filmed on the spur of the moment, not a planned music video.

People want their own face in it because the format is a perfect friend prank: put your buddy, your brother or yourself in the wig and mustache and send it to the group chat. Filming it for real means finding the wig, the mustache and the jacket, and knowing every word.

Where does the original video come from?

The song is "I Wanna Love You" by Akon featuring Snoop Dogg, released on October 5, 2006. It appears on Akon's album Konvicted and on Snoop Dogg's Tha Blue Carpet Treatment, and it became Akon's first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Snoop Dogg's second. In the UK it reached No. 3, and it was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 2008 Grammys. On TikTok the track has long been used as a throwback sound for dances and lip-syncs.

We could not confirm who first posted this particular wig-and-mustache clip, when, or how many views it has, so this page doesn't link a source and describes only what the video shows.

Who and what is in it?

• The singer in the wig. The one role you replace: a man with a fluffy pale blonde wig, a mustache, a tweed jacket and a tie. He holds the phone himself and sings to the camera.
• The night. The background is almost completely dark, so the face and the pale wig stand out against it. It stays as it is.
• The camera. A front-camera selfie at arm's length that moves with him, a little shaky, close to the face for most of the 19 seconds.
• The sound. Akon and Snoop Dogg's "I Wanna Love You" plays the whole time and stays in your video.

How to make the I Wanna Love You trend with AI

1. Open the I Wanna Love You trend and sign in with Telegram. There is no password.
2. Give a photo (JPEG, PNG or WebP) to the singer in the wig. Without a photo, he stays as in the original.
3. Decide on "Keep the original look". On, the wig, mustache, jacket and tie stay and only the face changes; off, the hair and clothes come from your photo.
4. Press "Make the free preview" to see about 5 seconds at 480p with a small "vswp.app" mark; every new user gets one.
5. Press "Create the full video". The price in Telegram Stars depends on length, quality and number of people and is shown before you start; the Stars come back if a render fails or is canceled.
6. Download the MP4 at 480p or 720p with the original sound, typically ready in minutes, and share it.

By starting a video you confirm you have the right to use it and the photos; ask friends before using theirs. More clips are in the trends list.

Which photo for each role?

• A close, clear face. The selfie stays near the face, so the likeness matters most here. A sharp, well-lit photo where your face is clearly visible, eyes open, works best.
• Wig or your own hair. Keep "Keep the original look" on to get the blonde wig and the mustache, which is the whole joke; turn it off to sing with your own hair and clothes from the photo.
• Nothing on the face. Sunglasses, a hand or a phone in front of your face make it harder for the AI to keep your likeness.
• Dark scene. The clip is filmed at night; a photo in even daylight still works, but very dark or heavily filtered photos can lose detail.
• Fast moments. The opening swing into the frame and quick head turns are hard for generative AI; if a frame looks off, another take usually helps.

More tips: which photos work best for an AI video swap and how to put yourself in a video.