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Biography
For|the American musician|DJ KhaledBLP sources|date=June 2008onesource|date=November 2011Infobox musical artist|image=Cheb Khaled performed in Oran on July 5th 2011.jpg|name = Khaled ????|Image = Cheb Khaled performed in Oran on July 5th 2011.jpg|caption =|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Khaled Hadj Ibrahim|alias = Cheb Khaled|birth_date = Birth date and age|1960|2|29|df=y|death_date =|origin = Sidi El Houari , Oran Province|Oran , Algeria |instrument = guitar , drums , banjo , violin , harmonica , accordion , synthesizer |genre = Raï , Pop music|pop , Blues music|blues , Jazz music|jazz |occupation = Singer-songwriter, instrumentalist|years_active = 70s–present|label = Universal Records |associated_acts = Jim Jones|current_members =|past_members = Khaled Hadj Ibrahim (lang-ar| ???? ??? ??????? |links=no, born 29 February 1960), better known as Khaled , is a raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Sidi El Houari in Oran Province of Algeria . He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (Arabic for "Young Man" Khaled, as opposed to the traditionalist Sheikh elders) and has become the most internationally famous Algerian singer in the Arab world and across many continents. His popularity has earned him the unofficial title "King of Raï".cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/r460573 |title=Kenza - Cheb Khaled & #124; AllMusic |first=Michael |last=Gallucci |work=allmusic.com |year=2012 last update |accessdate=6 January 2012 His most famous songs are " Aïcha " and " Didi (song)|Didi ".
International audience
His signature song, " Didi (song)|Didi ", became extremely popular in the Arabic-speaking countries and also in several other countries, including India and Pakistan. The song was used also used in a Bollywood film titled Shreeman Aashiq . Khaled and Don Was appeared on the The Tonight Show on February 4, 1993.cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Today's TV Tips |url= |work= Atlanta Journal-Constitution |publisher= |date= 1993-02-04 |accessdate=13 December 2008
His next album '' N'ssi N'ssi further strengthened his position. Film-maker Bertrand Blier used it as the soundtrack for his film Un, deux, trois, soleil and sold two million copies. Three years would pass before the release of his next album Sahra .Citation needed|date= October 2011 In the 1997 film The Fifth Element his song "Alech Taadi" from N'ssi N'ssi was used in the car chase with Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich .
Discography
This discography does not include a number of albums released on cassette in Algeria early in his career, and several bootleg/unofficial albums.
Studio albums
as Cheb Khaled
1985 Hada Raykoum
1985 Moule El Kouchi
1988 Fuir, Mais Où?
1988 Kutché - with Safy Boutella
as Khaled
1992 Khaled (album)|Khaled
1993 '' N'ssi N'ssi
1996 Sahra
1999 Kenza
2004 Ya-Rayi
2009 Liberté (album)|Liberté
Live albums
1998 Hafla
1999 1, 2, 3 Soleils - with Rachid Taha and Faudel
Collections
1988 Ya Taleb
1991 Le Meilleur de Cheb Khaled
1992 Le Meilleur de Cheb Khaled 2
1993 ''S'hab El Baroud
1994 Kaisse Wa Laila
2005 Forever King
2005 Spirit of Rai
2005 Les Annees Rai
2006 Salou Ala Nabi
2006 Maghreb Soul - Cheb Khaled Story 1986-1990
2006 Anajit Anajit
2007 Best of Khaled
2009 Rebel of Raï - The Early Years
2010 Cheb Khaled - Double Best
Singles
From Kutché (1988):
" Chebba & Baroud " (1988)
From Khaled (album)|Khaled (1992):
" Didi (single)|Didi " (1992)
" Ne m'en voulez pas " (1992)
" Di Di " (1997)
From '' N'ssi N'ssi (1993):
" Serbi Serbi " (1993)
" Chebba (song)|Chebba " (1993)
" N'ssi N'ssi (single)|N'ssi N'ssi " (1994)
" Bakhta " (1995)
From Sahra (1996):
" Aïcha " (1996)
" Le jour viendra " (1997)
" Ouelli El Darek " (1997)
" Lillah " (1997)
From Kenza (1999):
" C'est la nuit " (1999)
" El Harba Wine " (2000)
From Ya-Rayi (2004):
" Ya-Rayi (Single)|Ya-Rayi " (2004)
" Zine Zina " (2004)
Not released in an album:
La terre a tremblé (2003)
From Indigènes|Indigènes (Days of Glory) - Movie (2006):
" Ya Dzayer " (2006)
" El Babour " (2006)
Featured in
1990 Springtime For The World , The Blow Monkeys
* Be Not Afraid
1992 Sahara Blue , Hector Zazou
* Amdyaz
1995 Concert Pour La Tolerance , Jean Michel Jarre
* Revolution, Revolutions
* ElDorado ( UNESCO official anthem)
1995 Duos Taratata , Various Artists
* Didi with Johnny Clegg (musician)|Johnny Clegg
1995 Going Global Series Voila , Various Artists
* Kebou
* N'ssi N'ssi
* Chebba
1995 Melon: Remixes for Propaganda , U2
* Numb (Gimme Some More Dignity mix)
1997 Live à Bercy , Mylène Farmer
* La poupée qui fait non
1997 Emilie Jolie , Various Artists
* Chanson du herisson
1997 Sol En Si (Solidarité Enfants Sida) , Various Artists
* Mâardi
1998 1 Douar , Alan Stivell
* Ensemble (Understand)
* Crimes
1998 Konfusion , Ketama
* Oasis de los Dioses
1999 ''L'palais de justice , Freeman (rapper)|Freeman
http://www.khaled.forumotion.net The first Khaled fans forum in English language
Arabic Pop Persondata | NAME =Khaled | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =29 February 1960 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Khaled Category:1960 births Category:Algerian musicians Category:Algerian singers Category:Arabic-language singers Category:Living people Category:Raï musicians Category:People from Oran
