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Souad Massi

1972 - Today

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Souad Massi (Arabic: سعاد ماسي; born August 23, 1972) is an Algerian Berber singer, songwriter and guitarist. She began her career performing in the Kabyle political rock band Atakor, before leaving the country following a series of death threats. In 1999, Massi performed at the Femmes d'Algérie concert in Paris, which led to a recording contract with Island Records. Massi's music, which prominently features the acoustic guitar, displays Western musical style influences such as rock, country or the Portuguese fado but sometimes incorporates oriental musical influences and oriental instruments like the oud as well as African musical stylings. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Souad Massi is the 1,867th most popular singer (down from 1,648th in 2024), the 150th most popular biography from Algeria (down from 144th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Algerian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Souad Massi ranks 1,867 out of 4,381. Before her are Cheryl Studer, Nina Žižić, Chris Barnes, Roger Pontare, Fredi, and Marcelo Álvarez. After her are Attila Csihar, Kirsty MacColl, Geoffrey Oryema, Gerard Joling, Komal Oli, and Ray Gillen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Souad Massi ranks 315. Before her are Michał Probierz, Darren Shahlavi, Hiroshi Nanami, Takashi Shimizu, Alexei Shirov, and Kiko. After her are Markus Rühl, Edwin Ifeanyi, Leila Hatami, Aaron Lewis, Ghada Shouaa, and Darren Shan.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Souad Massi ranks 150 out of 213. Before her are Jean Fernandez (1954), Christian Lopez (1953), Mehdi Cerbah (1953), Islam Slimani (1988), Jules Roy (1907), and Mustapha Moussa (1962). After her are Catherine Malabou (1959), Anne Alvaro (1951), Joseph Gonzales (1907), Sabri Boukadoum (1958), Nouria Mérah-Benida (1970), and Jean-François Larios (1956).

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Among SINGERS In Algeria

Among singers born in Algeria, Souad Massi ranks 6. Before her are Idir (1949), Cheb Mami (1966), Lounès Matoub (1956), Biyouna (1952), and Cheb Hasni (1968). After her are Zaho (1980), and Kenza Farah (1986).

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