Faudel

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Following the musical spiritualists (<a href="spotify:artist:6vZXamchcIOKzC1c3Elp4J">Cheb Mami</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6CcACTyitHkZqurZKiqNFK">Cheikha Remitti</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3Gj5FK08qz58Uv19mHYxsN">Messaoud Bellemou</a> before him, French vocalist Faudel is exquisite in his own range of Algerian Rai music. He began performing at age 12, covering popular tracks by Cheb Khaled and <a href="spotify:artist:6vZXamchcIOKzC1c3Elp4J">Cheb Mami</a> while fronting the band Les Étoiles du Raï. This in turn led Faudel into other musical gigs such as opening dates for <a href="spotify:artist:3nU8TSIICYDbUqRpJISTRE">MC Solaar</a>. In the mid-'90s, his rising notoriety continued to soar, and he appeared on various French television programs and music festivals. Only 18, Faudel signed a major record deal with Mercury in 1995. Baïda marked his debut two years later; Samra followed in spring 2001. She recorded continually during the 2000s, including four studio records and one best-of album by 2010. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, Rovi