Zaho
Zaho is an Algerian and Canadian R&B singer and songwriter, known in France since her song C'est chelou reached number 2 in 2008. She has since written for other artists, among them Céline Dion. She was born Zehira Darabid on 10 May 1980 in Bab Ezzouar, near Algiers.
Zaho is an Algerian and Canadian R&B singer and songwriter, known in France since her song C'est chelou reached number 2 in 2008. She has since written for other artists, among them Céline Dion. She was born Zehira Darabid on 10 May 1980 in Bab Ezzouar, near Algiers.
The singer's father, a music lover, taught her the guitar when she was 7. At 18 she moved with her family to Quebec, in Canada.
In Montreal she trained in computing and worked with the producer Phil Greiss on her first songs. Her first single, Hey Papi, a duet with the rapper Soprano, was released in 2006.
Her first album, Dima, came out in March 2008. That year she won the MTV Europe Music Award for best French act. In 2009 she was named French revelation of the year at the NRJ Music Awards.
The songwriter wrote 3 songs on Encore un soir, Céline Dion's 2016 album. She also played Morgane in the musical La Légende du roi Arthur. Further albums followed in 2012, 2017 and 2023.
Versatile, her fifth studio album, was released on 3 April 2026, with guests such as MC Solaar.
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