CHEB KHALED

To the world through the Algerian rai song. In one interview, Cheb Khaled revealed that when he was young, he participated as a contestant in a talent selection program called "Melodies of Youth". He was expelled from the jury after presenting the song "Yaqdis" to Mrs. "Fayrouz". One of the most important qualities of this artist is modesty and simplicity, where he contributed to the success of more than an artist, whether in Algeria or in the Arab world, by extending a helping hand to fellow young Fadil and Lebanese Diana Haddad and singer Omar Diab to make duets with them without the slightest complications or grow up and the testimony of senior artists  The Arabs. The beginnings of Cheb Khaled were at the age of fourteen, where he formed the first band under the name "Cinq étoiles" ie "Five Stars", quoting Jackson Five. He began to perform with Oza Boys, who taught Rai by staying at weddings and singing at nightclubs. His first solo song was "Tarig Ellissi" (Secondary Road). At the beginning of the eighties, he was quickly influenced by electronic instruments and was the first to introduce the organ to rai music, which encouraged the addition of other modern instruments and the use of modern studio techniques. In 1992, after dropping the title "Young" from his name, Khaled released his name. This album was the reason for his fame as a star in France and among Moroccan immigrants around the world, where in the nineties increased the number of fans around the world, and collaborated with many hip-hop artists  Hope, the only Arab singer whom critics, musicians, and even journalists called "the king of official rai" after his international arrival with Khaled's 1992 album. Khaled's first clip was for the song "DD", which was popular in Arab countries, as well as in many other countries, including India and Pakistan. The song was used in Bollywood in a film titled "Sherman Lover." In the nineties, Cheb Khaled and many singers were able to get out of his shell that rai songs are inappropriate according to what was prevalent, and this type became palatable with the old generation together with the new and without embarrassment, With the passage of time and the development of the political arena by stopping the electoral process in Algeria, criticism shifted to threaten and incorporate the name of Khaled in the list of those sentenced to death. Singers such as Khaled sang with modern and socially open themes, many of which were popular with many young people, and became a means of rebelling against social constraints. The lyrics of Khaled's songs were characterized by a political theme that supported women's emancipation and demanded more democracy. Because of the nature of rai lyrics, Islamist militants were outraged when the Algerian government, following one of the major rai festivals in 1985 in Oran, officially declared rai music to be a national musical style. In response, Islamist militant groups sent death threats to some rai singers.  These threats forced Khaled to move to Paris in 1986. In 1994, these threats were believed to be true when Cheb Hasni, the king of Algerian Rai, was assassinated. In 1999, he joined Khaled Rachid Taha and Faudel at a concert at the Palais des Omnispores de Paris Percy entitled "The Suns 1, 2 and 3," which was later released as an album, which sold more than five million copies in France, America and the Arab world. On 12 July 2008, Khaled appeared at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall for the Arab Arts Festival in Liverpool, as part of the celebration of "Liverpool: the Capital of European Culture 2008", The album "Freedom" in 2009 also achieved great success in Europe, where sales exceeded three million copies in less than a month, and in the same year Cheb Khaled made a historic concert with the star Mohamed Mounir, where the audience exceeded the 130 thousand spectators, a landslide recorded  As the highest attendance in this year and the history of Arab singers. Cheb Khaled collaborated with the international distributor Redon in 2012 where he distributed 9 songs from the album. He also made a duet with the international singer Pitbull. The song "C’est La Vie" was a global success. It achieved a sales percentage not reached by any Arab artist, as this song was nominated, where it was nominated for six international awards and won the first places in the most European markets and radios and received a good success in America and Canada, as well as the first place in the sites of download and especially the European iTunes where it is still among the top four songs in  In 2013, on the Arab level, Cheb Khaled ranked first in the sales of the Maghreb countries and second place in Egypt and received wide fame in Lebanon, Kuwait and the UAE, and the album achieved fictional sales. During his participation in the "X Factor" program, Algerian rai king Cheb Khaled announced that he is preparing to present a duet with two jury members. Cheb Khaled has performed many albums and songs individually, and has created a soundtrack for many films, as well as live concerts such as participating in the opening ceremony of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. During his career, Cheb Khaled won several awards, including: - Award for the best song in France. Cesar Award - Best Soundtrack for a Movie. - Music wins (best song of the year) (Aisha). - Oscar soundtrack for the film (Element V). - Montreal International Jazz Festival (Antonio Carlos - Jobim Award). - Mediterranean Festival of Creativity Award. - Big Apple World Music Award (Best Selling Arab Artist in America). - Choraward Award in the Codevoire for Best North African Singer.