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Background information

<tr><td>Birth name</td><td colspan="2">Khaled Hadj Brahim</td></tr><tr><td>Also known as</td><td colspan="2">Cheb Khaled</td></tr><tr><td>Born</td><td colspan="2">29 February 1960</td></tr><tr><td>Origin</td><td colspan="2">Image:Flag of Algeria.svgOran, Algeria</td></tr><tr><td>Genre(s)</td><td colspan="2">Raï, Pop</td></tr><tr><td>Occupation(s)</td><td colspan="2">Singer-songwriter, instrumentalist</td></tr><tr><td>Years active</td><td colspan="2">70s–present</td></tr><tr><td style="padding-right: 1em;">Label(s)</td><td colspan="2">Universal Records</td></tr><tr><td>Website</td><td colspan="2">khaled-lesite.com</td></tr>

Khaled [خالد], born Khaled Hadj Brahim, is an Algerian raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Oran. He was born on 29 February 1960 in Sidi-El-Houri, Algeria. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (Arabic for "Young Khaled") and has become probably the most internationally famous Algerian singer. His popularity has earned him the unofficial title "King of Raï".

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[edit] Early years

At the age of fourteen Khaled formed his first band, "Les Cinq Etoiles" (French for "The Five Stars"), and began playing at wedding parties and local cabarets. He recorded his first solo single, "Trigue Lycee" (Arabic for "The Road to School"), at age fourteen and soon became involved with the early-1980s changes in the raï sound, incorporating western instruments and studio techniques.

[edit] Islamic fundamentalists' threats

Algerian Islamic fundamentalists were violently opposed to raï because of its sometimes irreverent tone and the fact that raï singers freely addressed taboo issues like romantic love, drugs, and alcohol. Fundamentalists were infuriated when the Algerian government, in the wake of a hugely popular 1985 raï festival in Oran, officially declared it to be one of the country's native music styles. In response, fundamentalists sent death threats to some raï artists. The danger forced Khaled to move to Paris in 1986 (see 1986 in music). In 1994 these threats materialized when another Raï artist, Cheb Hasni, was murdered.

[edit] International audience

In 1992 (see 1992 in music), after dropping "Cheb" from his name, he released his self titled album Khaled, which established his reputation as a superstar in France and among Algerian emigrants around the world. His audience has continued to expand throughout the 1990s, and he has collaborated with hip hop artists. In spite of his superstar status in France and his homeland Algeria, his popularity in the US, the UK and other countries has been limited to a small but devoted cult following, although his greatest hit song "Aïcha" seems to be known all over the world.

[edit] Discography

This discography does not include a number of albums released on cassette in Algeria early in his career, and several bootleg/unofficial albums.

[edit] Studio albums

[edit] Live albums

[edit] Collections

  • 1991 Le Meilleur de Cheb Khaled
  • 1992 Le Meilleur de Cheb Khaled 2
  • 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

[edit] Singles

From Kutché (1988):

From Khaled (1992):

From N'ssi N'ssi (1993):

From Sahra (1996):

From Kenza (1999):

From Ya-Rayi (2004):

Not released in an album:

  • La terre a tremblé (2003)

From Indigènes (Days of Glory) - Movie (2006):

[edit] Featured in

[edit] Soundtracks

  • 2006 Indigènes (Days of Glory)
    • Ya Dzayer (2 Versions)
    • Mort De Messaoud
    • Nostalgie
    • Sur la tombe
    • El Babour

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Bibliography

  • 1998 Khaled: Derrière le sourire

[edit] Awards

Below is a chronological list of awards won by Khaled

[edit] Trivia

  • Khaled became very popular in Brazil in 1999 with his song "El Arbi", released 7 years before. The song was included in the soundtrack for the novela "Vila Madalena" (Globo TV Network).

[edit] External links

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