He fared much better with 1992's Khaled, with some tracks produced by Michael Brook and others by Don Was. Arriving with a reputation, he attempted to take his music to a global level, although his real debut, Kutche, did him no favors with its jazz-rock arrangements.

The album, KutchР“В©, released in 1988, a collaboration between Khaled and the Algerian jazz musician Safy Boutella, expanded his reputation in France, where he soon settled.By 1986, Khaled (who'd now dropped the Cheb) had been forced to move to Paris, as violence in Algeria claimed lives and he'd been threatened several times (producer Ahmed would, in fact, be murdered, as would several RaР“Р‡ performers). Shortly thereafter, Snoussi arranged for Cheb Khaled to record in France, with funding from the Office Riadh el Feth.

Cheb Khaled, who had been avoiding his mandatory military service, was able to perform at Bobigny only after Colonel Snoussi intervened with the Algerian military authorities to secure him a passport. Hosni Snoussi and Martin Meissonnier, who met at the Festival, convinced France's Minister of Culture Jack Lang that the export of rai from Algeria to France was in the French government's interest and together they organized the first rai festival in France at Bobigny in 1986. In the same year, he was crowned king of rai in the first official festival of rai which was staged in Oran. His rise to national fame was mainly due to the efforts of Lieutenant-Colonel Hosni Snoussi, director of the state-supported arts and culture Office Riadh el Feth, who took Khaled under his wing and invited him along with other rai stars to perform at the state-sponsored Festival de la Jeunesse pour la FР“Р„te Nationale in Algiers in July 1985. In the 1980s, Khaled started producing and singing songs in the RaР“Р‡ genre. Musical careerР”Р„t the age of 14, he founded the Cinq Р“вЂ°toiles (Five Stars) band and started performing in nightclubs and at weddings. When a traditional Oranese poet wants to describe love, Khaled says he prefers to take a different approach. Khaled was a playboy and a partier, rejecting the polite traditions of Algeria's poetry. Khaled Hadj Ibrahim was born in 1960 in Oran's EckmР“Сhl neighborhood, Algeria. Among his most famous songs are ' Didi', 'El Arbi', ' Abdel Kader', ' La PoupР“В©e qui fait non', 'Wahran Wahran', 'Bakhta', ' AР“Р‡cha', ' C'est la vie', and 'Alech Taadi'. 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. Khaled is one of the most important musicians in the history of RaР“Р‡ music in his native Algeria and is one the world's best-known Arab singers. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (Arabic: РЁВ§Р©вЂћРЁТ‘РЁВ§РЁРЃ РЁВ®РЁВ§Р©вЂћРЁР‡, Arabic for 'Young' Khaled, with 'Cheb' as a common title for male RaР“Р‡ singers). Khaled Hadj Ibrahim (Arabic: РЁВ®РЁВ§Р©вЂћРЁР‡ РЁВРЁВ§РЁВ¬ РЁТђРЁРЃРЁВ±РЁВ§Р©вЂЎР©Р‰Р©вЂ¦, born 29 February 1960), better known by his mononym Khaled (Arabic: link=no|РЁВ®РЁВ§Р©вЂћРЁР‡, in Arabic pronounced as /Р›в‚¬xaР›С’led/), is an Algerian RaР“Р‡ singer, musician and songwriter born in Oran. King of RaР“Р‡ Cheb Khaled The Ambassador of Arab music 19 notes Timestamp: Friday 6 23:56:22 Source: moroccoworldnews.Khaled Hadj Ibrahim (Arabic: РЁВ®РЁВ§Р©вЂћРЁР‡ РЁВРЁВ§РЁВ¬ РЁТђРЁРЃРЁВ±РЁВ§Р©вЂЎР©Р‰Р©вЂ¦).As per Wikipedia, Khaled was, quote, РІР‚Сљawarded Moroccan citizenship in August 2013, which he didnРІР‚в„ўt ask for but accepted because he felt he could not refuseРІР‚Сњ.Р’В Do he still live in Morocco? Does anyone know? Same-sex marriage, considered by some French people to tear apart families, continues to polarize French society. The law which was passed following the 179 votes against 156 for legalizing same-sex marriage is one of the promises Francois Hollande made during 2012РІР‚Р†s presidential elections. Other French families took to the street in protest against the spread of this РІР‚ВpervertedРІР‚в„ў kind of marriage. In an interview with РІР‚СљSayidatiРІР‚Сњ magazine, the Algerian singer said, РІР‚Сљwe have moved to Morocco to settle here and raise our children in a better place, away from any sexual perversion.РІР‚Сњ The same reason has led some French families to move elsewhere in search of preserving the notion of family. РІР‚СњMy wife, originally Moroccan, suggested that we should leave France for Morocco, especially that same-sex marriage is now legal in France,РІР‚Сњ Cheb Khalid said. Cheb Khaled, a distinguished Algerian singer famous for РІР‚СљDidiРІР‚Сњ, РІР‚СљAР“Р‡chaРІР‚Сњ and РІР‚СљCРІР‚в„ўest la vieРІР‚Сњ, recently moved to Morocco for fear that same-sex marriage, which was legalized in France in April 2013 might have a РІР‚Сљbad impactРІР‚Сњ on his family. РІР‚Сљ France: Same-sex marriage pushes Cheb Khaled to move to Morocco (older article from June 2013 by Omar Bihmidine)

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