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Zaho
Zahera Darabid ( ar, زهيرة درابيد ; born May 10, 1980), known by her stage name Zaho (), is an Algerian-Canadian R&B singer. Biography Zahera Darabid was born on May 10, 1980, in Bab Ezzouar, a suburb of the Algerian capital Algiers. At the age of 18, she and her family moved to Montréal, Canada. Her father is an executive and her mother a mathematics professor at l'Institut national d'informatique of France. She has a brother and sister. Career Zaho learned the guitar when she was seven years old, and very quickly learned the répertoire of Francis Cabrel within 10 years. In 1999, when she emigrated to Montreal, she discovered the world of professional music with its producers and its studios. She was seen with notable names in the French industry such as Idir, Tunisiano and Soprano. In 2008, she released her debut album titled Dima, meaning ''Always'' in Arabic. Zaho also has a strong writing background, writing the song "Tout ce temps" for Idir. Upon hearin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dima (album)
Zahera Darabid ( ar, زهيرة درابيد ; born May 10, 1980), known by her stage name Zaho (), is an Algerian-Canadian R&B singer. Biography Zahera Darabid was born on May 10, 1980, in Bab Ezzouar, a suburb of the Algerian capital Algiers. At the age of 18, she and her family moved to Montréal, Canada. Her father is an executive and her mother a mathematics professor at l'Institut national d'informatique of France. She has a brother and sister. Career Zaho learned the guitar when she was seven years old, and very quickly learned the répertoire of Francis Cabrel within 10 years. In 1999, when she emigrated to Montreal, she discovered the world of professional music with its producers and its studios. She was seen with notable names in the French industry such as Idir, Tunisiano and Soprano. In 2008, she released her debut album titled Dima, meaning ''Always'' in Arabic. Zaho also has a strong writing background, writing the song "Tout ce temps" for Idir. Upon hearin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Fouine
Laouni Mouhid ( ar, العوني محيد , ; born 25 December 1981), commonly known by his stage name La Fouine (, ; ), with additional aliases such as Fouiny Babe or just Fouiny (), is a French rapper and singer of Moroccan descent. He is owner of Banlieue Sale and clothing line "Street Swagg". Personal life Born in Trappes in a family of seven children to Moroccan parents from Casablanca, Laouni grew outside Paris in the Yvelines. His mother was so poor, they had to frequent the Restaurants du Cœur charity eateries. He is the penultimate of his six brothers and sisters, Hakim (aka the rapper Canardo), Kamel, Illham, Samira, Naima and Adil. La Fouine talked about this in "Je regarde là-haut". He left school at the age of fifteen to devote himself to rap and took his first music lessons. La Fouine, who was called "Forcené" was an active member of the collective "GSP". It was part of the short-lived group "FORS" with ''DJ RV'' (Hervé), ''Le Griffon'' (Tarek Medimegh) An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara McDonald
Tara Jane McDonald (born September 9, 1986) is an English singer-songwriter. She is signed to Play Two/Warner Records. McDonald achieved success working and co-writing with Armand van Helden and Axwell on the chart hits " My My My" and " Feel the Vibe". Both these projects debuted at number 1 in the club charts before peaking in the UK sales charts at No. 12 and No. 16, respectively. She has also collaborated with Todd Terry, co-writing the song "Get Down", and with David Guetta, co-writing "Delirious" and "You Are Not Alone" on his platinum selling album '' Pop Life''. McDonald hosted her own one-hour dance music radio show called ''I Like This Beat'' (formerly called ''Shut Up & Dance''). The program was syndicated on over 50 stations in 40 countries and released as a free podcast through iTunes. At the start of 2012, McDonald worked as an assistant vocal coach on the first series of the TV show ''The Voice'' in Belgium alongside the French pop star Quentin Mosima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunisiano
Bachir Baccour (born 19 May 1979), better known by his stage name Tunisiano, is a Tunisian rapper living in France. Prior to pursuing a solo career, he was a member of M, Sniper and other rap groups. Career Bachir Baccour's parents were born in Menzel Bouzelfa, Tunisia. Interested very early with hip hop music, he started writing lyrics at 13. Beginnings ;Member of M group In 1995, he joined ''M Group''. He was just 16. M Group released a number of maxis and a mini album. ;Others He was also part of the French rappers collective named ''Comité'' where he found Aketo, and met Scheol (later known as Blacko), and created the band ''Personnalité Suspecte''. In 1997, he was also approached by the record label Desh Musique took part in a major event ''Hip Hop Folies'' at La Rochelle. Member of Sniper In 2000, he joined Sniper who released ''Du rire aux larmes''. The band were involved in legal problems, and so were obliged to cancel the tour. In 2003, Sniper released their second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florent Mothe
Florent Mothe (; born May 13, 1981) is a French singer, actor and musician. He is most famous for playing the role of Antonio Salieri in ''Mozart, l'opéra rock''. In this role, he performed on a number of singles including ''Vivre à en crever'', ''l'Assasymphonie'', and ''Le bien qui fait mal''. Biography Florent Mothe was born on May 13, 1981 in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise. He began studying music at the age of 7, at the Montigny-lès-Cormeilles school. He soon learned to play the flute, piano, bass, synthesizer and guitar, but singing was always his primary interest. He formed his first band, ''Lost Smile'', in 1996, and toured for around six years between France and Germany. At the same time, he played the savant in the musical l'Alphoméga, on the recording and in one performance of the show. Following that, he sang at the Hard Rock Café with his second group, ''Ouija''. He then went to Toronto, where he began a solo career. He performed short concerts in Canadian bars, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MHD (rapper)
Mohamed Sylla (; born 10 September 1994), better known by his stage name MHD, is a French rapper from Paris, who is known for blending trap music with music of West Africa; a genre he coined as " Afro Trap". He was previously part of the rap collective ''1.9 Réseaux''. Born in Vendée to a family of West African extraction, MHD began his career as a rapper in Paris at the age of 18. He found success in the mid-2010s through material he published on social media (notably music videos on YouTube) and in 2016 released his debut album '' MHD'', which sold more than 200,000 copies in 6 months. He later received international recognition, and toured in Guinea, England, Senegal and Morocco. His second album, titled ''19'', was released in September 2018. In January 2019, MHD was arrested by French police and charged with second-degree murder following investigation into a murder case dating back to 2018. While claiming his innocence, he was remanded in custody for 18 months, before be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bab Ezzouar
Bab Ezzouar (; ar, باب الزوار, link=no) is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. It is one of Algiers fastest growing municipalities and has seen many hotels and commercial malls being raised in the area. Bab Ezzouar is also the location of the University of Science and Technology of Houari Boumediene (USTHB), which is one of the most prominent technological universities in Algeria. Geography Bab Ezzouar is located some east by south-east of Algiers city just south of Bordj El Kiffan. Access to the commune is by the N11 highway from Algiers which passes through the north of the commune and continues east to join the A1 highway just east of the commune. Many other local roads connect the commune to the surrounding districts. The commune is fully urban in nature. Transport The commune is served by the Algiers tramway which runs from the town to Bordj el Kiffan, including: * Yahia Boushaki tram stop Neighbouring communes and villages Urbanism Bab Ezzou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hold My Hand (Sean Paul Song)
"Hold My Hand" is the third single from reggae artist Sean Paul's album '' Imperial Blaze''. A Spanish version of the song called "Agarra mi mano" was released in Latin America to promote the album although the track is not included in it, the song has received successful airplay in Latin America radios. The Latin American version can, however, be found on iTunes. The iTunes version also has this song with lyrics by Keri Hilson included. Music video The music video was released on 9 December 2009. It was directed by Little X, who had worked with Sean on six different videos before: "Gimme the Light", "Get Busy", " I'm Still In Love With You", "Temperature", " (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me" and " Come Over". X was credited for exposing Paul to a wider audience via the video for the song, "Gimme the Light". That song was a hit along with "I’m Still In Love With You", also directed by Little X. Keri Hilson does not appear in the video, nor are her lyrics included. Shay Mitche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheb Mami
Mohamed Khelifati ( ar, محمد خليفاتي, ), better known by his stage name Cheb Mami ( ar, شاب مامي, link=no, , born 11 July 1966), is an Algerian musician and singer-songwriter. He sings and speaks in Algerian Arabic and sometimes in French or Eastern Arabic dialects. Early life Cheb Mami was born in Graba-el-wed (Arabic: غربة الواد), a populous quarter of Saïda (Arabic: سعيدة), Algeria. Located 170 kilometres south of Oran, the city is on the high mesas of northwestern Algeria. Career In 1985, Cheb Mami moved to Paris and discovered Raï music. He later performed military service for two years in Algeria while working as an entertainer on army bases. In May 1989, he returned to Paris. He went on to tour the United States, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Scandinavia, and England. Cheb Mami's music is a blend of Mediterranean and Western influences, including Turkish, Flamenco, and Greek music, as well as Latin music. His voice is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hornet La Frappe
Hornet La Frappe () is a French rapper of Algerian descent from Epinay-sur-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis () is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bobigny ..., in the northern suburbs of Paris. He started rapping in 2012 and released his first mixtape ''Réussir ou Mounir'' in 2014 and the follow-up mixtape ''Nous-mêmes'' on 29 September 2017. "Gramme 2 Peuf" was his first big success as a single Discography Studio albums Mixtapes Singles *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. Featured in *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. Other charting songs *Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamelanc'
Kamel Jdayni Houari (born 13 May 1980 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre), better known as Kamelancien later shortened into Kamelanc', is a francophone rapper of Moroccan oujda origin. He grew up in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, a town in the suburbs of Paris. Discography Albums ;as Kamelancien ;as Kamelanc' Mixtapes ;as Kamelancien Singles ;as Kamelanc' ;featured in See also * North African communities of Paris The Paris metropolitan area has a large Maghrebi population, in part as a result of French colonial ties to that region. As of 2012 the majority of those of African origin living in Paris come from the Maghreb, including Algeria, Morocco, and Tu ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamelanc French rappers Moroccan rappers 1980 births Living people French people of Moroccan descent People from Val-de-Marne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sefyu
Youssef Soukouna (born 20 April 1981 in Goutte d'Or, Paris), better known by his stage name Sefyu (, his first name in ''verlan''), is a French rapper of Senegalese descent. He comes from Aulnay-sous-Bois, a city in the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis of which is located within the northern suburbs of Paris. Sefyu originally aspired to become a professional soccer player, but his dream was derailed after he sustained an injury whilst playing for English club Arsenal. He emerged upon the hip-hop scene in the early 2000s to commercial and critical acclaim. Biography Born in Paris, Sefyu played football for a great deal of time in the role of a left-winger. He went on to England to feature for London club Arsenal where he got an injury which eventually ended his playing days. As so he then changed his focus towards a career in hip hop. A member of the crews “NCC” (Natural Court Circuit –“ Natural Short Circuit”) and “G-Huit”, he started his ascent to fame by rap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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