The album's first single Didi, which was a major hit in Europe, the Arab World, and in South and East Asia, made him an international superstar. In 1992, having dropped the "Cheb" from his performance name, he recorded Khaled, which was produced by Don Was. The album, Kutché, released in 1988, a collaboration between Khaled and the Algerian jazz musician Safy Boutella, expanded his reputation in France, where he soon settled. Shortly thereafter, Snoussi arranged for Cheb Khaled to record in France, with funding from the Office Riadh el Feth. Cheb Khaled, who had been avoiding his mandatory military service, was able to perform at Bobigny only after Colonel Snoussi intervened with the Algerian military authorities to secure him a passport. Hosni Snoussi and Martin Meissonnier, who met at the Festival, convinced France's Minister of Culture Jack Lang that the export of rai from Algeria to France was in the French government's interest and together they organized the first rai festival in France at Bobigny in 1986. In the same year, he was crowned king of rai in the first official festival of rai which was staged in Oran. His rise to national fame was mainly due to the efforts of Lieutenant-Colonel Hosni Snoussi, director of the state-supported arts and culture Office Riadh el Feth, who took Khaled under his wing and invited him along with other rai stars to perform at the state-sponsored Festival de la Jeunesse pour la Fête Nationale in Algiers in July 1985. Khaled Hadj Ibrahim was born on 29 February 1960 in Oran's Eckmühl neighborhood, Algeria.
He holds the Guinness World Record for best-selling artist of raï music. Among his most famous songs are " Aïcha", " Didi", "El Arbi", " Abdel Kader", " La Poupée qui fait non", "Wahran Wahran", "Bakhta", " C'est la vie", and "Alech Taadi". To date, Khaled has sold over 80.5 million albums (10 diamond, platinum, and gold) worldwide, making him one of the bestselling Arabic-language singers in history. Khaled is one of the most important musicians in the history of Raï music in his native Algeria and is one the world's best-known Arab singers. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled ( شاب خالد, Arabic for "Young" Khaled, with "Cheb" as a common title for male raï singers). Khaled is known for performing Didi", "El Arbi", "Aïcha", "C'est la vie" and "Alech Taadi", which of the latter was featured in the 1997 film “The Fifth Element” starring Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich.Khaled Hadj Ibrahim ( Arabic: خالد حاج إبراهيم, born 29 February 1960), better known by his mononym Khaled (Arabic: خالد), is an Algerian raï singer, musician and songwriter. He was named the"King of Raï" in the first Raï festival in Oran. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled, which means in Arabic for "Young" (as opposed to the traditionalist Sheikh elders). The musician is known better by his mononym Khaled. It is worth mentioning that Khaled Hadj Ibrahim, born 29 February 1960, is an Algerian musician, singer, and songwriter born in Oran, Algeria. The damage to structures and infrastructure, estimated at $10–15 billion. On 4 August, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored at the port of the city of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, exploded, causing the death of at least 190, 6,500 injuries, and about 300,000 people homeless. He released in tribute to Lebanon and its citizens following the horrific explosion that destroyed the port of Beirut. Cheb Khaled with SoolkingĬheb Khaled's latest artistic work is music video, " Elle S'appelle Beyrouth" featuring Rodge, which means in English "her name is Beirut". Sources told to "et bil arabi" that the album will include duets with a group of international artists such as DJ Snake, The Weeknd, and Soolking. Algerian musician, Cheb Khaled is working on a new album, which will feature 12 songs.
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