Faudel
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Faudel Belloua (; born June 6, 1978) is a French raï singer and actor of Algerian descent. He released multiple studio albums, notably Baïda, Samra, Un Autre Soleil and Mundial Corrida and the live album 1,2,3 Soleils jointly with Khaled and Rachid Taha.
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1978-06-06
Discography
- Tellement n'brick (Tellement je t'aime)1997
- Baïda1997
- Dis-moi...1998
- Baïda1999
- 1, 2, 3 Soleils - Abdel Kader (Live A Bercy)1999
- Baïda1999
- Lila2000
- Qui Sait ?2000
- Samra2001
- La main dans la main2001
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Faudel (b. Faudel Belloua on 6 Jun 1978 in Mantes-la-Jolie, France), is a singer of Algerian descent - considered, by many, the "Prince of Raï". He grew up in the suburbs of Paris, where he picked up his musical talents from his grandmother who taught him traditional Algerian music. His first public singing experience was during a family wedding celebration in Oran, Algeria. Faudel started to cover the popular tracks by Cheb Khaled and Cheb Mami at 12, after which he soon fronted the popular ban
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Key facts
- Musical artist.background
- solo_singer
- Musical artist.image
- Faudel 1999.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Faudel at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Faudel Belloua
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Paris, France
- Musical artist.name
- Faudel
- Musical artist.native_name
- فضيل
- Musical artist.genre
- Raï, Pop, R&B
- Musical artist.occupation
- Singer, actor
- Musical artist.label
- Mercury/Universal
- Musical artist.alias
- The Little Prince of Raï ()
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Wikidata facts
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- Faudel 1999.jpg
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- Faudel
- social media followers
- 179000
- date of birth
- 1978-06-06
- birth name
- Faudel Belloua
- name in native language
- الشاب فضيل
- nickname
- Le Petit Prince du Rai
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Early years
- ''Baïda''
- ''Samra''
- ''Un Autre Soleil'' and ''Mundial Corrida''
- The Return
- Acting career
- Personal life
- Discography
- Albums
- Singles
- References
- External links
Faudel Belloua (; born June 6, 1978) is a French raï singer and actor of Algerian descent. He released multiple studio albums, notably Baïda, Samra, Un Autre Soleil and Mundial Corrida and the live album 1,2,3 Soleils jointly with Khaled and Rachid Taha.
==Biography== ===Early years=== Born in Mantes-la-Jolie, a suburb of Paris, and raised by Algerian-born immigrant parents in the Val Fourré neighborhood, the young Faudel was introduced to Algerian raï by his grandmother who performed regularly in Oran with the , groups of female musicians who play traditional folk raï at weddings and other family occasions. It was Amaria, Faudel's grandmother, who was largely responsible for teaching him traditional raï rhythms during the summer holidays in Algeria.
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