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Khaled
Sign in to saveAlso known as Khaled Hadj Ibrahim, Khaled Hadj Brahim, Cheb Khaled, Shāb Ḵālid
Algerian raï musician (born 1960)
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Khaled, born Khalid Haj Ibrahim on February 29, 1960, in Oran, is an Algerian singer-songwriter, musician, and composer. He is a male artist who practices Islam and resides in France. His musical career began in 1970, and he performs in the raï, jazz, and pop music genres. Khaled plays the guitar, drum kit, violin, and harmonica, and he speaks Arabic and French. He is signed to the record label Universal Music Group.
The artist is also known by the pseudonyms الشاب خالد and خالد. His work has been recognized through various platforms, including a Last.fm playcount of 3,850,404 and 377,982 listeners. He has 2,690,000 social media followers. Khaled is distinct from other individuals with similar names, such as DJ Khaled and Khalid.
Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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
via Open Library + Wikidata
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
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Algeria
- Active from
- 1960
Discography
- Nenssa Souad1978
- Der Ghalta1983
- Hada Raykoum1985
- Khoude K'Rak1985
- Saida baida1985
- Kutché1988
- Ya taleb1988
- Les Monstres Sacrés Du Rai1989
- Cheb Khaled Et Cheba Zahouania1990
- Hleft alik1990
Member of
- Les Enfoirés1996–1996
- Les Enfoirés1999–1999
- 1, 2, 3, Soleils
- Sakan
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 377,982
- Total plays
- 3,850,404
Tags
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 born in Oran. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (الشاب 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 Arab singers.
via Last.fm · Khaled
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 15,947x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,215x
- 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 7,994x
- From game design elements to gamefulness
· 2011 · cited 6,170x
- A Survey on Mobile Edge Computing: The Communication Perspective
· 2017 · cited 5,011x
via Crossref · CC0
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
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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".
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