MUSICIANS from Algeria

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Algerian Musicians of all time. This list of famous Algerian Musicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Enrico Macias (b. 1938)

With an HPI of 60.96, Enrico Macias is the most famous Algerian Musician.  His biography has been translated into 32 different languages on wikipedia.

Gaston Ghrenassia (born 11 December 1938 in Algeria), known by his stage name Enrico Macias, is a French singer, songwriter and musician of Algerian Jewish descent.

2. Khaled (b. 1960)

With an HPI of 60.67, Khaled is the 2nd most famous Algerian Musician.  His biography has been translated into 47 different languages.

Khaled Hadj Ibrahim (Arabic: خالد حاج إبرهيم, pronounced [ˈxaːlɪd ħaːdʒ ʔɪbraːˈhiːm]; born 29 February 1960), better known by his mononym Khaled (Arabic: خالد), is an Algerian raï singer, musician and songwriter. He began recording in his early teens under the name Cheb Khaled (شاب خالد, Arabic for "Young" Khaled, with "Cheb" as a common title for male raï singers). Khaled is one of the most important musicians in the history of Raï music in his native Algeria and is one the world's best-known Arab singers. To date, Khaled has sold over 80.5 million albums (10 diamond, platinum, and gold) worldwide, making him one of the bestselling Arabic-language singers in history. Among his most famous songs are "Aïcha", "Didi", "El Arbi", "Abdel Kader", "La Poupée qui fait non", "Wahran Wahran", "Bakhta", "C'est la vie", and "Alech Taadi". He holds the Guinness World Record for best-selling artist of raï music.

3. Rachid Taha (1958 - 2018)

With an HPI of 54.16, Rachid Taha is the 3rd most famous Algerian Musician.  His biography has been translated into 33 different languages.

Rachid Taha (Arabic: رشيد طه, Rashīd Ṭāhā, [raʃiːd tˤaːhaː]; 18 September 1958 – 12 September 2018) was an Algerian singer and activist based in France described as "sonically adventurous". His music was influenced by many different styles including rock, electronic, punk and raï.