Cheb Mami

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Cheb Mami شاب مامي
Cheb Mami in 1986
Background information
Birth name	Mohamed Khelifati محمد خليفاتي
Born	(1966-07-11) 11 July 1966 (age 57) Saïda, Algeria
Genres	Raï[1]
Occupation(s)	Musician singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Virgin A&M Because Music Rotana

Mohamed Khelifati (Arabic: محمد خليفاتي, Muḥammad Khalīfātī; born 11 July 1966), better known by his stage name Cheb Mami (Arabic: شاب مامي, shābb māmī), is an Algerian musician and singer-songwriter. He sings and speaks in Algerian Arabic and sometimes in French or Eastern Arabic dialects. Internationally, he is known for contributing vocals to the 1999 Sting single "Desert Rose".