cheb mami & Sting at the Grammy Award

2001 internationally renowned Algerian rai singer Cheb Mami continued his efforts to cultivate an American fan base. Before his 1999 collaboration with British pop singer Sting on the smash-hit single Desert Rose, Mami, a popular figure in Europe and North Africa, had been virtually unknown in the U.S. The success of Desert Rose, however, propelled Mami into the spotlight; he was a guest on The Tonight Show and The Late Show with David Letterman, performed with Sting at the 2000 Grammy Awards, and saw his celebrated song used in a Jaguar television commercial. In 2001 Mami performed with Sting at the Super Bowl and embarked on a seven-city U.S. tour following the July release of Dellali, his seventh album.

The performer known as the prince of rai was born Khelifati Muhammad on July 11, 1966, in Saida, Alg. He initially followed in the occupational footsteps of his father and took a job as a welder. At the age of 12, Mami began singing in the streets and at weddings. In 1982 he placed second in a radio talent contest and was approached by record producers. Under a local record label, the newly discovered Cheb Mami

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[Invinciblegkf]

@acburnrajan is he now freee lol?

[mobenah]

one of my fav songs.

[wattar13]

Chen mami is awesome, so is sting

[domekb1]

Oboth genius:)

[antisilense]

@CarmenClown no brother...cheb mami is a great man with good personality..i see him on kartage in tunisia

[KIMMY7121]

I love Cheb Mami...beautiful voice

[CarmenClown]

cheb is a great singer but apparently not a good person...

[acburnrajan]

Cheb Mami is currently imprisoned in France, where he was recently found guilty of drugging and forcing a former partner to undergo a failed abortion. A court in Paris found him guilty at trial and sentenced him to five years in prison.[1]

[haithemovic]

we r proud of u mami

from algeria

[pipersack]

Sorry Cheb Khaled.