Cheb Mami

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Cheb Mami, whose real name is Mohamed Khelifati, was born on July 11, 1966 in Saïda, Algeria. At the age of 14, he became a wedding and baptism host, before becoming a welder's apprentice to support his family. He did not abandon music, however, performing weekends in Oran cabarets. In 1982, he performed on Algerian television. He was spotted by Boualem Disco-Maghreb and began recording his first songs. In 1985, he moved to Paris and performed at the Olympia the following year. After fulfilling his military obligations, the young artist recorded his first official album, Prince du Raï , in 1989, earning himself the nickname. The following year, he went to New York to work on his second album, Let Me Raï . But it was with his successor, Saïda , named after his hometown, that he scored a big hit in France, selling 100,000 copies. His success continued with the 1998 album Meli Meli , which included the hit "Parisien du Nord", sung as a duet with the rapper K-Mel from the group Alliance Ethnik. The following year, international recognition followed with "Desert rose ", a duet with Sting. The track was included on the Du Sud au Nord album, which featured a host of guests in 2003, including Ziggy Marley, Zucchero and 113. Meanwhile, in 2001, he released the album Dellali. In 2003, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Merit. However, this distinction was withdrawn in 2011 following his conviction for attempting to perform a forced abortion on his ex-girlfriend. His musical career was put on hold. In 2018, he resumed his activities, singing as a guest on the track "Ça fait des années" alongside Soulking, as well as on "Kounti", with Lacrim.

Top tracks

01	Youm Wara Youm	Samira Said	Youm Wara Youm	04:16
	Writer: Khaled Tag El Din / Composers: Amr Mostafa
13	Au pays des merveilles (Azwaw Master Mix)	Cheb Mami	Meli Meli	03:53
	Composers: Cheb Mami - Idir - Jamel Laroussi
09	Tzazae	Cheb Mami	dellali	05:27
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
10	Azwaw 2	Cheb Mami	Meli Meli	05:01
	Writer: Cheb Mami - M BENHAMMADOUCHE / Composers: Idir
08	Ma vie 2 fois	Cheb Mami	dellali	04:07
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
01	Meli Meli	Cheb Mami	Meli Meli	03:33
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
02	Haoulou	Cheb Mami	let me rai	04:14
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
07	Ana Oualache	Cheb Mami	dellali	05:31
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
03	Gualbi Gualbi	Cheb Mami	Layali	05:15
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
04	Parisien du nord	Cheb Mami	Le Best Of	03:31
	Writer: Cheb Mami - Kmel / Composers: Cheb Mami - IMOTHEP
01	Machi Hak 3liha	Cheb Hasni	Machi Hak 3liha	05:29
	Writer: Houari Hammadi / Composers: Houari Hammadi
15	Lazrag sa ni	Cheb Mami	Greatest Hits Cheb Mami	04:34
01	Ana Mazel	Cheb Mami	Cheb Mami	04:47
01	Mama	Cheb Mami	Greatest Hits Cheb Mami	03:50
10	Nos couleurs (feat. K Maro)	Cheb Mami	Layali	03:11
	Writer: Cheb Mami - Christian Dessart - K-Maro - Rachid Mir / Composers: Cheb Mami - Christian Dessart - K-Maro - Rachid Mir - Sonny Black
03	Bledi	Cheb Mami	Meli Meli	03:24
	Writer: Cheb Mami - Traditional Music / Composers: Cheb Mami - Traditional Music
07	Djat Tachki	Cheb Mami	La Faute Fiya	03:03
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
04	Douha alia	Cheb Mami	let me rai	04:17
	Composers: Cheb Mami
01	Ghalia mahboubit galbi	Cheb Mami	Anthologie	05:48
10	Mani Sabar	Cheb Mami	Le prince du raï [Original Masters]	05:59
	Composers: Cheb Mami
03	Let Me Cry	Cheb Mami	let me rai	03:51
	Composers: Cheb Mami
09	Cosi celeste (Live)	Cheb Mami	Live 2004	05:37
	Composers: Adelmo Fornaciari
03	Lazrag Saani	Cheb Mami	Lazrag Saani	04:32
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
12	Ha Dellali	Cheb Mami	Cheb Mami, Double Best, 29 titres originaux remasterisés	03:54
	Writer: Nieznany / Composers: Cheb Mami
09	Cheikh	Cheb Mami	Meli Meli	03:51
	Writer: Ftati / Composers: Ftati
04	Rani maàk el youm	Cheb Mami	Meli Meli	04:31
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
02	Alache alik	Cheb Mami	meli meli	04:16
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
03	Bent colonel	Cheb Mami	L'anthologie du Raï (50 titres)	03:14
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
07	Khalihoum	Cheb Mami	let me rai	04:42
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
06	Desert Rose (Live)	Cheb Mami	Live 2004	06:17
	Writer: Sting / Composers: Sting
09	Ajlissou (Fil Makha) [feat. Kadim Al Sahir]	Cheb Mami	Layali	05:38
	Writer: Nizar Qabbani / Composers: Kadim Al Sahir
01	Bent colonel	Cheb Mami	The Very Best Of Cheb Mami	05:42
01	Douni el bladi	Cheb Mami	douni el bladi	05:25
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
06	Rah eddani	Cheb Mami	let me rai	04:32
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
04	Leh) Inshallah	Cheb Mami	Layali	03:43
	Writer: Ayman Bahgat / Composers: Amro Moustafa
14	Hadi Kassa	Cheb Mami	Cheb Mami - Zazar Khatri	05:02
11	Loin	Kore	Raï 'n' B Fever, Vol.4	04:33
	Writer: Kenza Farah - Cheb Mami / Composers: Kore - Kenza Farah - Cheb Mami - Aurélien Mazin
01	Halili (feat. Zaho)	Cheb Mami	Layali	04:07
	Writer: Abdel Azeez Amar - Zaho / Composers: Mohammed Raheem
14	Au pays des merveilles (Azwaw Alternative Mix)	Cheb Mami	Meli Meli	03:52
	Composers: Cheb Mami - Idir - Jamel Laroussi
08	Omri Omri	Cheb Mami	Cheb Mami - Zazar Khatri	05:05
08	Aalach Hakda	Cheb Mami	La Faute Fiya	03:01
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
02	Soukane El Batima	Khaled	Mami Du Sud Au Nord	05:47
10	Khalouni Nebki	Cheb Mami	Cheb Mami Best Of, Vol.1	05:46
06	A'rabti	Cheb Mami	meli meli	03:49
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
04	Madanite	Cheb Mami	dellali	03:55
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
04	Parisien du nord	Cheb Mami	meli meli	04:36
	Writer: Cheb Mami - Kmel / Composers: Cheb Mami - IMOTHEP
05	Tigi Tigi	Cheb Mami	Layali	03:42
	Writer: KHALID TAJ EL DEEN / Composers: Amro Moustafa
07	Hatachi	Cheb Mami	Meli Meli	04:39
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
07	Gaiye Bil Salama	Cheb Mami	Layali	04:48
	Writer: KHALID TAJ EL DEEN / Composers: Amro Moustafa
08	Maandi	Cheb Mami	let me rai	04:54
	Composers: Cheb Mami
02	Hbabi Hbab Galbi	Cheb Mami	La Faute Fiya	02:56
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
02	Nagumomo (Inédit)	Cheb Mami	des 2 cotes	04:28
	Writer: Traditional - Traditional Music / Composers: Traditional - Traditional Music
04	Lebnat hadjou	Cheb Mami	Fatma Fatma	05:36
10	Rouhi douri ya lala	Cheb Mami	Cheb Mami - les années raï, Vol. 2	04:59
04	Mouhal nensa houbi laouel	Cheb Mami	Cheb Mami "Collection"	05:42
14	Moulananse Houbil Aouel	Cheb Mami	Il était une fois le Raï	04:30
	Writer: Nieznany / Composers: Cheb Mami
01	Non c'sera non (Omri Omri)	Cheb Mami	Non C'sera Non	03:11
	Writer: Cheb Mami - Diam's - Kore / Composers: Aminé - Cheb Mami - Kore
06	Yahamami	Cheb Mami	dellali	03:27
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
03	Madiriche Aliya	الشاب مامي	Good Times with Cheb Mami	05:04
13	Ya rayha	Cheb Mami	Anthologie	05:40
09	Manimane	Cheb Mami	let me rai	04:09
	Composers: Cheb Mami
03	Baha ya saha	Cheb Mami	Cheb Mami - les années raï, Vol. 2	05:29
01	Le Rai c'est chic	Cheb Mami	dellali	03:46
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
27	Lebnet Hadjou	Cheb Mami	Oran Mix Party, Vol. 4	02:09
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
01	Yo yo	Cheb Mami	let me rai	03:35
	Composers: Cheb Mami - Traditionnel
03	Viens habibi	Cheb Mami	dellali	03:45
	Writer: Charles Aznavour / Composers: Cheb Mami
10	Fugitif (duo avec Cheb Mami)	Tonton David	Recidiviste	03:32
	Writer: RdG / Composers: RdG - T DOWNIE
05	Bent Barah Kabrat	Cheb Mami	La Faute Fiya	03:58
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
08	Bektani	Cheb Mami	Meli Meli	03:30
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
08	Manetzouatchi	Cheb Mami	The Very Best Of Cheb Mami	08:05
01	Fatma Fatma	Cheb Mami	Fatma Fatma	05:37
11	Dellali ma netzawadjchi (Version remasterisée)	Cheb Mami	Cheb Mami - Zazar Khatri	03:29
01	Machi Ghardi	Cheb Mami	Wahran Wahran	05:58
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
10	Zarartou	Cheb Mami	dellali	04:01
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Djamel Allam
01	Ouach etsalini	Cheb Mami	Le prince du raï	04:42
06	Salou Maâna	Cheb Mami	Cheb Mami, Double Best, 29 titres originaux remasterisés	04:39
	Writer: Nieznany / Composers: Cheb Mami
02	Ya Del Kass	Cheb Mami	Wahran Wahran	05:53
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
12	Alik Maina (feat. Leslie)	Cheb Mami	Layali	03:30
	Writer: Cheb Mami - Kore - Leslie / Composers: Belek - Cheb Mami - Kore - Leslie
03	Nadik Ghir Ntiya	Cheb Mami	La Faute Fiya	05:08
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami
02	Khalouni	Cheb Mami	dellali	05:44
	Writer: Cheb Mami / Composers: Cheb Mami

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