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Khaled

1960 - Today

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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 Arab singers. To date, Khaled has sold over 80.5 million albums (10 diamond, platinum, and gold) worldwide, making him one of the bestselling Arabic-language singers in history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Khaled is the 299th most popular musician (down from 240th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Algeria (down from 39th in 2019) and the most popular Algerian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Khaled ranks 299 out of 3,175. Before him are Lee Soo-man, Dolores O'Riordan, Leonardo De Lorenzo, Maria Theresia von Paradis, Toots Thielemans, and Michael Cretu. After him are Fela Kuti, Chico Buarque, RZA, Dion DiMucci, Mischa Maisky, and Phil Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Khaled ranks 58. Before him are J. Christopher Stevens, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Jorge Sampaoli, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Anne Parillaud, and Nena. After him are Kristin Scott Thomas, Michael Nyqvist, Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Hossein Salami, Igor Belanov, and Sarah Brightman.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Khaled ranks 43 out of 213. Before him are Assia Djebar (1936), Marcus Minucius Felix (110), Louis Franchet d'Espèrey (1856), Priscian (500), Micipsa (-200), and Jean-Claude Brialy (1933). After him are Robert Merle (1908), Abdelkader Bensalah (1941), Jean-Marc Aveline (1958), Liamine Zéroual (1941), Jacques Attali (1943), and Maximilian of Tebessa (274).

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Among MUSICIANS In Algeria

Among musicians born in Algeria, Khaled ranks 1. After him are Enrico Macias (1938), and Rachid Taha (1958).

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