**CHEB FAUDEL**

Faudel's has one of the most attractive voices to come out of the vibrant Algerian Rai tradition. He is the rising star of Rai music and his style is an incredible homage to the great masters of North African music.
The son of Algerian immigrants living in France, Faudel Bellula was brought up in a working class suburb in Paris. His mother listened to traditional rai cassettes at home all the time so it became something natural for Faudel. During a visit to his family's village in Oran (Algeria) he was asked to sing at a wedding. That was his first experience singing in public.
Faudel began at the age of 12 by forming a group, the Rai Stars (Les أ‰toiles du Raأ¯), livening up neighborhood parties and weddings by singing his favorite songs by Cheb Khaled and Cheb Mami over pre-recorded music. This led to meeting other artists and developing his repertoire, and within three years he was opening for MC Solaar and even Cheb Khaled himself!
In 1995 Faudel was featured in two television shows on channel France3: "Saga Cities"and "Les Enfants du Raأ¯". The following year he was selected to participate in the Festival du Printemps de Bourges. As his popularity increased the record labels came calling. Eventually it was Mercury who signed the 18 year-old to a five-record deal.

Baأ¯da, Faudel's debut album was an eclectic recording, mixing traditional Rai with hip-hop, rap, rock and even flamenco.

faudel made many songs with arab african and asian singers,like (ragheb alama and amal hegazy)faudel dream is to be the king of rai..after cheb khaled..
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Discography:
Baأ¯da (Mercury, 1999)
Samra (Ark21-Mondo Melodia, 2001)
un autre soleil(26/8/2003)

THIS is the first album faudel made..faudel try in this album to make a tradition RAI but in modern way ,and he succeded in it,when he made a new remix to fadela's song(nsel fik)...this album envolves too much great songs..but the best songs in this album(baida-dis moi-tellement n'brik-nsel fik)

in this album faudel make his music more modern..but he keep on his style ...he try to mix betwen frensh music and rai music and he succeded when he made his wonderfull song(je me souviens)and (la main dans la main)..the best songs in this album(lila-samra-la main dans la main-je me souviens)..

another wonderful album by faudel ..great songs..one of his best albums

this pic from his newest album cover...he is cute..

THIS pic taken from the great concert at perci arena in france in September 1998..this concert took place in front of 18,000 fans..in this concert faudel sang khaled's songs and also rachid taha..this concert made faudel known as one of the bigest RAI and arab singers... this phenomenal performance is a landmark in the history of Arabian influenced music.

new album ..all in french ..not so good but anyway he still faudel !

nice haircut....