tour, breaking attendance records throughout the U.S. In the wake of the 9/11 tragedy, Khaled became the first Arab artist to headline a U.S. Khaled and producer Don Was appeared on The Tonight Show on 4 February 1993. The song was also used in a Bollywood films Shreeman Aashiq and Airlift and a Mollywood film titled Highway. Khaled's signature song, the 1993 hit " Didi", became extremely popular in the Arabic-speaking countries and also in several other continents, including Europe, where it entered top charts in France, Belgium and Spain, and in Asia, including India and Pakistan. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, 2008 selling more than 80 millions copies around the world makes him a nationwide celebrity and unofficial ambassador for the country's Arab minority. Khaled has been celebrated not only for his music, but for his role as a builder of bridges between cultures. One of the Pioneers of world music, Rai musician Khaled has gone beyond all geo-political boundaries to become one of the world's most popular performers, mixing traditional Algerian music with western rhythms and styles such as soul, rock and reggae to achieve his distinctive sound and voice unlike anyone ever. International impact Ĭheb Khaled performing at the 7th annual Concert for Tolerance in Agadir (2012). A smash in Europe, once again it did little business in the U.S. 2000 brought Kenza and a change of producer, as former prog rocker Steve Hillage helped bring a more organic feel to the proceedings. It was the biggest Algerian show ever staged in France and left no doubt that Khaled remained Raï's hottest attraction. Perhaps the moment that justified his title of King of Raï, however, came in 1999, when he headlined the 1-2-3 Soleils concert in Paris (which led to the album of the same name), over Rachid Taha and Faudel. however, unlike France, where the album became Khaled's biggest success. While well-received critically, it sold little in the U.S. There was even some reggae on "Mektoubi," which merged relatively seamlessly with the North African sound. A mix of producers gave varying sounds, with French hip-hoppers Akhenton & Imhotep proving the hardest on the track "Oran Marseille" with its rapid-fire rap. In 1996, he hit again with Sahra, whose first single, " Aïcha," written for his daughter, gave Khaled a French number one hit. That was firmly cemented the following year with the Was-produced N'ssi N'ssi, which mixed funk, rock, and an Egyptian orchestra behind Khaled's persuasive voice and winning smile for a major commercial breakthrough in France, winning a European, as well as North African, audience. It yielded his first big hit, " Didi" and helped consolidate his reputation as Raï's first superstar. He fared much better with 1992's Khaled, with some tracks produced by Michael Brook and others by Don Was. Arriving with a reputation, he attempted to take his music to a global level, although his real debut, Kutche, did him no favors with its jazz-rock arrangements. Guitarist Steve Hillage produced many of Khaled's career.īy 1986, Khaled (who'd now dropped the Cheb) had been forced to move to Paris, as violence in Algeria claimed lives and he'd been threatened several times (producer Ahmed would, in fact, be murdered, as would several Raï performers). 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. In the 1980s, Khaled started producing and singing songs in the Raï genre. Musical career Īt the age of 14, he founded the Cinq Étoiles (Five Stars) band and started performing in nightclubs and at weddings. When a traditional Oranese poet wants to describe love, Khaled says he prefers to take a different approach. Khaled was a playboy and a partier, rejecting the polite traditions of Algeria's poetry. Khaled Hadj Ibrahim was born in 1960 in Oran's Eckmühl neighborhood, Algeria.
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