The music video was directed by Philippe Gautier.

It also topped the singles charts in Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. 'Didi' peaked at number nine in the French Singles Chart and remained on the 'Top 50' chart for 20 weeks, making it the first tune sung in Arabic to chart in France. The song was the lead single from the singer's eponymous album Khaled. * Sales figures based on certification alone. 'Didi' is a song written and performed by Algerian artist Khaled, released in 1992. Watch popular content from the following creators: Hazem Chaabani(hazemchaabani), (piizoudz), Yasmina & Austin (yasminaandaustin), Adam benlemqadem(adambenlemqadem), PVT LALGERINO(algerinosoutien). Khaled is regarded as the first raï artist to successfully cross over into the French pop market. Discover short videos related to didi didi cheb khaled on TikTok. The French emcee Malek Sultan of hip-hop band IAM called Khaled the ' Public Enemy Arabe'. The music from the album, especially ' Didi,' was played in French nightclubs and on Hip Hip Hourah, and the album began to sell well throughout France. Others saw this as new, cool, and revolutionary, and he attracted a new audience. Many of the more conservative Arabs stopped buying his records and going to his concerts, feeling offended by exposure to what they perceived as the liberal West, and by what they saw as '(selling) out to Western commercialism'. The response from the Arab public was mixed. Cheb Khaled - Didi (Oran Algerian Arabic) Lyrics + Translation.

The result of these sessions in the studio that combined Khaled's rai with Was' R&B, was, according to Was, 'pretty wild music.' Reception Khaled signed with French record label Barclay Records, then brought in American record producer Don Was to 'incorporate American R&B-to Americanize the music', which Don Was achieved by combining Khaled's live musicians with loops and beats from his Macintosh computer and a keyboard.

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