Khaled Hadj Brahim, better known as Khaled, is a raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Sidi-El-Houari in Oran Province of Algeria. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (Arabic for "Young man Khaled") and has become probably the most internationally famous Algerian singers. His popularity has earned him the unofficial title "King of Raï". Read more at Wikipedia.
Here are my two favourite Khaled songs: Didi, which never ceases to catapult me into high spirits and Aicha which I regard as one of the most romantic songs ever written (by the amazing Jean-Jacques Goldman).
Picture from Cheb Khaled's Official Website.
