Khaled (musician)
| Khaled خالد | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Khaled | |
| Background information | |
| Native name | خالد حاج إبراهيم |
| Birth name | Khaled Hadj Ibrahim |
| Also known as | Cheb Khaled, Khaled |
| Born |
29 February 1960 Oran, Algeria |
| Genres | Raï,[1] pop, blues, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, instrumentalist |
| Instruments | Guitar, drums, banjo, violin, harmonica, accordion, synthesizer |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Labels | Universal |
| Associated acts | Yasmine Nayar , Cheb Mami, Cheba Zahouania |
Khaled Hadj Ibrahim (Arabic: خالد حاج إبراهيم, born 29 February 1960), better known as Khaled, is an Algerian raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Oran. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (الشاب خالد, 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".[1] His most famous songs are "Didi", "Aïcha" and "C'est la vie" as well as "Alech Taadi", which was prominently featured in the feature film The Fifth Element.[2]
Biography
Khaled Hadj Ibrahim was born in 1960 in Oran's Eckmühl neighborhood, Algeria.[3] At the age of 14, he founded the Cinq Étoiles (Five Stars) band and started performing in nightclubs and at weddings.
In the 1980s, Khaled started producing and singing raï songs. He moved to France in 1986.
On 12 January 1995, Khaled married Samira Diabi, 27, with whom he has four daughters and one son.
In 1998, the documentary Khaled: Derrière le sourire was produced, recounting his life.
He was awarded Moroccan citizenship in August 2013,[4] which he didn't ask for but accepted because he felt he could not refuse.[5]
International audience
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. The song was also used in a Bollywood films Shreeman Aashiq and Airlift and a Mollywood film titled Highway. Khaled and producer Don Was appeared on the The Tonight Show on 4 February 1993.[6] The latter track, which saw heavy rotation on MTV Europe, climbed to fourth on the charts in Germany. Known as the "King of Rai", Khaled is a winner of numerous awards, and has sold over 80.5 million albums worldwide including 10 diamond, platinum, and gold albums. In 2010 he performed Didi at the opening ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, making him one of the best selling Arabic language artists in history.
In 2012 Khaled’s album C’est la vie sold more than one million copies in the European market alone after only two months and sold 2.2 million copies in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as 200,000 in the United States, for an estimated 4.6 million worldwide sales. With a record million downloads of the hit single "C'est la vie" on European and Canadian iTunes, the album reached number 5 on the Billboard top France Songs. The album contains a message of tolerance, love and peace, staying away from the themes of conflict that many other artists in the Arab world explore. Khaled tried to convey what Algerian immigrants suffer in Europe through the album and believes this is the reason behind the album's huge commercial success. C’est la vie was Khaled’s first album after a five-year break from recording during 2011 presidential elections in France and the Arab Spring.
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
- 1984: Hada Raykoum
- 1985: Moule El Kouchi
- 1988: Fuir, Mais Où?
- 1988: Kutché - with Safy Boutella
- as Khaled
| Year | Album | Charts | Certification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Vl) |
BEL (Wa) |
FRA [7] |
NED | SUI | ||||||
| 1992 | Khaled | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | N'ssi N'ssi | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | Sahra | 24 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 26 | ||||
| 1999 | Kenza | — | — | 49 | — | 57 | ||||
| 2004 | Ya-Rayi | — | 41 | 52 | — | 70 | ||||
| 2009 | Liberté | — | 95 | 51 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | C'est la vie | — | 27 | 18 | — | 96 | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released | ||||||||||
Live albums
- Solo
| Year | Album | Charts | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Vl) |
BEL (Wa) |
FRA [7] | |||
| 1998 | Hafla | 28 | — | 29 | |
- Collaboration live album
| Year | Album | Charts | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Vl) |
BEL (Wa) |
FR[7] | |||
| 1999 | 1, 2, 3 Soleils (credited to Taha / Khaled / Faudel) |
— | 14 | 4 | |
Compilation albums
- 1988: Ya Taleb
- 1991: Le Meilleur de Cheb Khaled
- 1993: S'hab El Baroud
- 1994: Le Meilleur de Cheb Khaled 2
- 1994: Kaisse Wa Laila
- 2005: Forever King
- 2005: Spirit of Rai
- 2005: Les Années 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
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Vl) |
BEL (Wa) |
FRA [7] |
GER | NED | SWE [8] |
SUI | |||
| 1988 | "Chebba" / "Baroud" (Cheb Khaled & Safy Boutella) |
23 | 25 | 1 | 88 | 5 | 7 | 11 | Kutché |
| "Le Camel" (Cheb Khaled & Safy Boutella) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "Didi" | — | — | 9 | — | 29 | — | 30 | Khaled |
| "Ne m'en voulez pas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mauvais sang" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Serbi Serbi" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N'ssi N'ssi |
| "Chebba" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "N'ssi N'ssi" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | "Bakhta" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | "Aïcha" | 25 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 14 | — | 11 | Sahra |
| 1997 | "Ouelli El Darek" | 33 | 45 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 66 | |
| "La poupée qui fait non (live)" (Mylène Farmer & Khaled) |
— | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | Mylène Farmer's album Live à Bercy | |
| "Le jour viendra" | — | 12 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 36 | — | Sahra | |
| "Lillah" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "Abdel Kader (Live à Bercy)" (Taha / Khaled / Faudel) |
— | 36 | 6 | — | — | — | — | Joint album 1, 2, 3 Soleils by Taha / Khaled / Faudel Original by Khaled alone in his album N'ssi N'ssi |
| 1999 | "Comme d'habitude" (Taha / Khaled / Faudel) |
— | 40 | 40 | — | — | — | — | Joint album 1, 2, 3 Soleils by Taha / Khaled / Faudel |
| "C'est la nuit" | — | 35 | 29 | — | — | — | — | Kenza | |
| 2000 | "El harba wine" (feat. Amar) |
— | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Les ennemis (el Aâdyene)" (Khaled vs. Fonky Family) |
— | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | Single only | |
| 2001 | "Wana wana" | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | "Ya-Rayi" | — | 12 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 25 | 80 | Ya-Rayi |
| "Zine Zina" | 12 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 58 | 12 | 23 | ||
| 2007 | "La terre a tremblé" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Best of Khaled |
| 2009 | "Même pas fatigué !!!" (Magic System & Khaled) |
— | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 49 | Non-album release |
| "Papa" (cover of Blaoui Houari) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Liberté | |
| 2012 | "C'est la vie" | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 92 | 34 | 33 | C'est La Vie |
| "Hya hya" (feat. Pitbull) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dima Labess" (featuring Mazagan) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
- Featured (charting hits only)
| Year | Single | Charts | Certification | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Vl) |
BEL (Wa) |
FR | NED | SWI | |||||
| 2006 | "Henna"[9] (Cameron Cartio feat. Khaled) |
— | — | — | 86 | 9 | — | Cameron Cartio's album 'Borderless | |
Appearances and featured in
| Year | Song | Main artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Be Not Afraid" | The Blow Monkeys | Springtime for the World |
| 1992 | "Amdyaz" | Hector Zazou | Sahara Blue |
| 1995 | "Revolution, Revolutions" "ElDorado" (UNESCO official anthem) | Jean Michel Jarre | Concert Pour La Tolerance |
| "Didi" (with Johnny Clegg) | Various Artists | Duos Taratata | |
| "Kebou" "N'ssi N'ssi" "Chebba" | Various Artists | Going Global Series Voila | |
| "Numb (Gimme Some More Dignity mix)" | U2 | Melon: Remixes for Propaganda | |
| 1997 | "La poupée qui fait non" | Mylène Farmer | Live à Bercy |
| "Chanson du herisson" | Various Artists | Emilie Jolie | |
| "Koubou Koubou" | Various Artists | The Rough Guide to the Music of North Africa | |
| "Mâardi" | Various Artists | Sol En Si (Solidarité Enfants Sida) | |
| 1998 | "Ensemble (Understand)" "Crimes" | Alan Stivell | 1 Douar |
| "Oasis de los Dioses" | Ketama | Konfusion | |
| 1999 | "Bladi" | Freeman (feat. K-Rhyme Le Roi & Khaled) | L'palais de justice |
| "¡Oh Madre!" | Tekameli | Ida y Vuelta | |
| "Albey" | Amr Diab | Amarain | |
| 2000 | "L'aziza" | Various Artists | Balavoine Hommages ... |
| "Time for a Change" | Various Artists (The Rapsody feat. MC Lyte & DaNaCeE & Khaled) | The Rapsody | |
| "Emmenez-moi" | Les Enfoirés | XXème siècle | |
| "Le rêve de mon père" | Kertra | Labyrinthe | |
| 2001 | "Aich Rebel Sun" | Various Artists | Big Men, Raï Meets Reggae |
| 2002 | Ojos de la Alhambra (Eyes of the Alhamra) | Vincente Amigo | Ciudad de los Ideas (City of Ideas) |
| "Saludo A Chango" | Compay Segundo | Duets | |
| 2004 | "Agir Réagir" | Various Artists | Agir Réagir |
| "Retour aux sources" | Kore & Skalp | Raï'N'B Fever | |
| "L'enfant du pays" | Rim'K | L'enfant du pays | |
| "Dance with me" | Enzo Avitabile & Bottari | Save the World | |
| 2005 | "Henna" | Cameron Cartio | Borderless |
| 2006 | "Mas and Louly" | Diana Haddad | Diana 2006 |
| "Face à la mer" (recorded in 1992) | Les Négresses Vertes | À l'affiche (Best of), | |
| "El Marsem" | Enrique Morente | Morente sueña la Alhambra (DVD) | |
| 2007 | "Benthi" | Mélissa | Taxi 4 |
| "Bilovengo" "Erjaii ya alf leila" | Bratsch | Plein du monde | |
| "Salam" | Andy | Airport | |
| 2010 | "Citizens of the World" | Flying Machines, King Sunny Adé, Kailash Kher, Cheng Lin | Citizens of the World |
Soundtracks
| Year | Soundtrack song | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Ragda" "Mauvais Sang" "Kebou" "Les ailes" "Alech Taadi" "Bakhta" | 1, 2, 3, Sun (French: Un, deux, trois, soleil) |
| "Didi" | Caro diario | |
| 1995 | "Didi" | L' Âge des possibles |
| "Didi" | Highway (1995) | |
| "Les Ailes" | Party Girl | |
| 1997 | "Wahrane Wahrane" "Cameleons" (with Cheb Mami) | 100% Arabica |
| "Alech taadi" | The Fifth Element (featured in film, but not released on soundtrack album) | |
| 1999 | "El Arbi" | Vila Madalena soap opera |
| 2000 | "Wana wana aamel eih" "Dour biha ya chibani" | Origine contrôlée |
| 2002 | "Ragda" | The Truth About Charlie |
| "Minuit" | The Good Thief | |
| 2004 | De l'autre côté | |
| 2006 | "Ya Dzayer" "Mort de Messaoud" "Nostalgie" "Sur la tombe" "El Babour" | Indigènes (Days of Glory) |
| 2007 | "Benthi" (feat. Mélissa M) | Taxi 4 |
| 2012 | "Wahran Wahran" | The Dictator |
Filmography
- 1997 100% Arabica
- 2003 Art'n Acte Production
Awards
Below is a chronological list of awards won by Khaled
- 1985 The first price of rai music (KING) Oran
- 1989 best song (chebba) in France
- 1989 top 100 best album in 20th century (kutché)
- 1992 top 50 Mtv AMERICA (didi)
- 1992 World Music Awards (didi)
- 1992 Mtv India Awards (didi)
- 1993 Venice Film Festival 50th - (Un, deux, trois, soleil)
- 1994 César Award - best movie soundtrack
- 1995 Victoires de la Musique (Artist of the Year)
- 1997 World Music Awards (Song of the year) (Sahra album)
- 1997 Victoires de la Musique (Song of the year) ("Aicha")
- 1997 African Grammys best North African singerKora Awards ("Aïcha")
- 1998 le Prix européen MTV Europe Music Awards
- 1999 World Music Awards (1,2,3 Soleils) shared with Rachid Taha and Faudel
- 2004 Grammy jam Awards (Khaled and Carlos Santana) ("Love to the people")
- 2005 R3 Awards BBC Awards for World Music - (Mid East & North Africa Winner)
- 2005 Montreal International Jazz Festival (The Antonio Carlos-Jobim Award)
- 2005 ImagineNations and DC Internationals (Empowering Award, for spreading the message of peace)
- 2006 The Mediterranean Prize for Creativity
- 2008 Award Dutch Virsti - German Academy of Music
- 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards creativity
- 2009 NME Awards 2009 (meilleur duo) avec Magic System
- 2009 MGM Awards (highest-selling Arab album in history) (The legendary) (Las Vegas)
- 2010 Big Apple Music Awards (best Arab artist selling in United States)
- 2009 European Hot 100 Singles 2009 (Billboard Awards) (with Magic System)
- 2012 France Digital Songs (Billboard Awards) ("C'est La Vie")
- 2012 African Grammys best North African singer ("C'est La Vie") Kora Awards
- 2013 Victoires de la Musique ("C'est La Vie")
- 2013 World Music Awards ("C'est La Vie")
- 2013 Murex D'Or 2013 - Best International Song & Best International Singer - Cheb Khaled - ("C'est La Vie")
- 2013 Rabab d’or prix d'honneur - Maroc Festival International Al Ansra de M’diq ("C'est La Vie")
- 2013 Festival international de la musique kabyle à Tanger festival Touiza MAROC 2013 ("C'est La Vie")
References
- 1 2 Gallucci, Michael. "Khaled – Kenza". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ↑ khalilj (2007-07-22), Fifth Element Taxi Chase, retrieved 2016-08-20
- ↑ "Bio raï", Libération
- ↑ "Decret royal sur le bulletin officiel" (PDF). Sgg.gov.ma. p. 2321. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ↑ "Khaled, remis sur ses raï - Libération". Liberation.fr. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ↑ "Today's TV Tips". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 4 February 1993.
- 1 2 3 4 Steffen Hung. "Discographie Khaled". lescharts.com. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Discography Khaled". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Cameron feat. Khaled - Henna". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
External links
- Official website on universalmusic.fr (French)
- Article on Khaled by Paul Tingen
- FAO Goodwill Ambassador website