Khaled

Also known as Khaled Hadj Ibrahim, Khaled Hadj Brahim, Cheb Khaled, Shāb Ḵālid

Algerian raï musician (born 1960)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1965
Works: 44

Top works

The Kite Runner
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Sea Prayer
Ming quësh shuʺlasi
I góry odpowiedzialy echem

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Film & TV

Acting · Oran, Algérie

Khaled Hadj Ibrahim (Arabic: خالد حاج إبراهيم; born 29 February 1960), better known by his mononym Khaled (Arabic: خالد), is an Algerian raï singer, musician and songwriter. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (شاب خالد, Arabic for "Young" Khaled, with "Cheb" as a common title for male raï singers). Khaled is one of the most important musicians in the history of Raï…

Known for

Le grand concert de la SuperFrancoFête — Self - Guest2024
Raï Is Not Dead — Self2023
Africa Rising — Self - Musician (archive footage)2019
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui2014
The Revolution Of El Harrachi — Self2014
Raï Story: From Cheikha Rimitti to Cheba Djenet — Self (archive footage)2004
Algeria, Memoirs of Raï — Self2001
1, 2, 3 Soleils — Self1999
Les Enfoirés 1999 - Dernière édition avant l'an 20001999
100% Arabica — Rachid1997

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: Algeria
Active from: 1960

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 377,982
Total plays: 3,850,404

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,355x
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 9,729x
Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 7,729x
From game design elements to gamefulness
· 2011 · cited 5,911x
A Survey on Mobile Edge Computing: The Communication Perspective
· 2017 · cited 4,820x

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Music

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Key facts

Born: Khaled Hadj Ibrahim , ( خالد حاج إبراهيم ) , ( 1960-02-29 ) 29 February 1960 (age 66) , Oran , French Algeria
Other names: Cheb Khaled King of Raï The Ambassador of Arab music
Occupations: Musician singer-songwriter
Years active: 1974–present
Spouse: Samira Diabi ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 12 January 1995</span>"}]]}'>1995 )
Origin: Oran , Algeria
Genres: Raï pop blues jazz
Instruments: Vocals guitar darbuka accordion synthesizer saxophone trumpet
Labels: Barclay Universal Wrasse Records AZ Records Aalia Publishing

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Wikidata facts

Official website: khaled-lesite.artistes.universalmusic.fr
Image: Cheb khaled Arab Idol.png

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Commons category: Khaled
date of birth: 1960-02-29
start of work period: 1970-00-00
pseudonym: خالد
social media followers: 2690000
name in native language: خالد
birth name: خالد حاج إبراهيم

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Khaled Hadj Ibrahim (Arabic: خالد حاج إبرهيم, pronounced [ˈxaːlɪd ħaːdʒ ʔɪbraːˈhiːm]; born 29 February 1960), better known by his mononym Khaled (Arabic: خالد), is an Algerian raï singer, musician and songwriter. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (شاب خالد, Arabic for "Young" Khaled, with "Cheb" as a common title for male raï singers).

Khaled is one of the most important musicians in the history of Raï music in his native Algeria and is one the world's best-known African singers. To date, Khaled has sold over 80.5 million albums (10 diamond, platinum, and gold) worldwide, making him the bestselling Arabic-language singer in history. Among his most famous songs are "Aïcha", "Didi", "El Arbi", "Abdel Kader", "La Poupée qui fait non", "Wahran Wahran", "Bakhta", "C'est la vie", and "Alech Taadi".