Khaled

Khaled is an Algerian singer known around the world as the King of Raï. He was born Khaled Hadj Ibrahim on 29 February 1960 in Sidi El Houari, in Oran. Raï is a popular music from Oran and western Algeria.

At 14 the boy left school and formed a group, Les Cinq Étoiles. People in Oran soon called him Cheb Khaled, the young Khaled, and in 1986 he moved to Paris.

His song Didi became a hit in France and the Arab world in 1992, and Aïcha reached an even wider public in 1996. In 1998 he sang with Rachid Taha and Faudel at the concert 1, 2, 3 Soleils in Paris.

Over the years, his albums have sold in very large numbers. He is often called one of the bestselling singers in the Arabic language.

From the weddings and small clubs of Oran, Khaled took raï to the great stages of the world.