من هو الشاب مامي

Mohamed KHELIFATI

Date of birth : 11 July 1966

Birth place :Graba-El-Oued,Saïda (Algeria), in the south of Oran

Nationality : Algerian

artist's name : Cheb Mami

Cheb Mami ( Prince of Rai )was born on July 11th 1966 in the algerian
city Saida. Mami's career started with singing at marriage ceremonies
and circumcisions. His soulful voice earned him the nickname Mami (=
the mourner).

In 1982 he participated in the (Ihan wa chabab)contest, a popular radio
program. He won the second prize. Right after that Producers contacted
him. One of the producers has been Boualem, the producer of Disco
Maghreb, a label from Oran that had released the most successful names
in raï in the recent years. Mami began releasing cassettes; a dozen
just is 1986. Each sold between 100,000 and 200,000 units, one as high
as 500,000. The artist saw very little profit.

In 1985 Mami made his first public performance at the Premier Festival
of Rai of Oran. In January 1986 Mami participated in the Raï Festivals
of the Villete (Paris) and Bobigny. There he met Michele Levy, who
became his manager. In December 1986, Mami appeared at the famous
Olympia Theater in Paris.

After he finished two years of military service in Algeria, in May of
1989, Mami returned to the Paris stage at the Olympia, confirming that
he was the main hope for the rejuvenation of Rai. He later toured the
United States, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Spain,
Scandinavia and England.he (was)/(is)/(will always be) the BEST singer
on earth and he is the one who should be called ( the King of Rai ).

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