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Zahera Darabid (Arabic: زهيرة درابيد ; born May 10, 1980), known by her stage name Zaho (/zɑːˈoʊ/), is an Algerian-Canadian R&B singer.[2][3]

Zaho
Background information
Birth name	Zahera Darabid
Born	(1980-05-10) May 10, 1980 (age 42) Bab Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria[1]
Genres	R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Parlophone
Website	www.zahomusic.com

Biography

Zahera Darabid was born on May 10, 1980, in Bab Ezzouar, a suburb of the Algerian capital Algiers. At the age of 18, she and her family moved to Montréal, Canada. Her father is an executive and her mother a mathematics professor at l'Institut national d'informatique of France. She has a brother and sister^{[citation needed]}.

Career

Zaho learned the guitar when she was seven years old, and very quickly learned the répertoire of Francis Cabrel within 10 years. In 1999, when she emigrated to Montreal, she discovered the world of professional music with its producers and its studios. She was seen with notable names in the French industry such as Idir, Tunisiano and Soprano.

In 2008, she released her debut album titled Dima, meaning Always in Arabic.

Zaho also has a strong writing background, writing the song "Tout ce temps" for Idir. Upon hearing the song, Idir insisted that she sang the song along with him.

In 2008, Zaho represented France in the 2008 MTV EMA's and won the Best European Artist award. She is well known in France and French Canada, and a lot of other places.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions			Certifications
		BEL (Wa)	FRA [4]	SWI
2008	Dima	36	11	—
2012	Contagieuse	65	47	92	FR: Gold[5]
2017	Le monde à l'envers	24	27 [6]	67

Mixtapes

• Zaho: La Mixtape (2007)

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions				Album
		BEL (Wa) Ultratop [7]	BEL (Wa) Ultratip* [7]	FRA [4]	SWI
2006	"Hey Papi" (featuring Soprano)	—	—	—	—	Dima
2008	"C'est chelou"	14	—	2	—
	"La roue tourne" (featuring Tunisiano)	—	4	15	—
	"Kif'n´Dir"	—	—	33	—
	"Je te promets"	—	18	74	—
2012	"Boloss"	—	5	63	—	Contagieuse
2013	"Tourner la page"	—	9	19	62
2016	"Laissez-les kouma" (featuring MHD)	36	—	33	—	Le monde à l'envers
	"Tant de choses"	—	—	109 [8]	—
2017	"Comme tous les soirs"	—	—	122 [9]	—
2021	"Ma lune"	—	—	103	—	Non-album release

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Other charting songs

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		FRA [4]
2013	"Tout est pareil"	148
	"Encore un matin"	158
2014	"Mon combat (Tir nam beo)" (with Florent Mothe)	187	from La légende du Roi Arthur
2016	"Sauver l'amour"	137

Featured in

Year	Single	Peak positions			Certifications	Album
		BEL (Wa) Ultratop [7]	BEL (Wa) Ultratip* [7]	FRA [4]
2007	"Lune de miel" (Don Choa feat. Zaho)	—	—	21
2010	"Hold My Hand" (Sean Paul feat. Zaho)	—	—	59
2010	"Heartless" (Justin Nozuka feat. Zaho)	—	—	—
2013	"Ma meilleure" (La Fouine feat. Zaho)	—	13	23		La Fouine album Drôle de parcours
	"Shooting Star" (Tara McDonald feat. Zaho)	—	16	150
2016	"Parle-moi" (Black M feat. Zaho)	—	—	156		Black M album Éternel insatisfait
2016	"Le big mif" (Hornet La Frappe feat. Zaho)	—	—	159

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Also featured in

• "Basta" by La Fouine, in "Bourré au son" (2005)
• "Halili" by Cheb Mami, in "Layali" (2006)
• "Un point c tout" by Sefyu, in "Qui suis-je?" (with Mina and Sana) (2006)
• "Lune de miel" by Don Choa, in "Jungle de béton" (2007)
• "Tout ce temps" by Idir, in "La France des couleurs" (2007)
• "La France des couleurs" by Idir, dans "La France des couleurs"
• "Citoyen du monde" by Tunisiano, in "Le Regard des gens" (2008)
• "Je m'écris" by Kery James, in "À l'ombre du show business" (with also Grand Corps Malade) (2008)
• "Quand ils vont partir" by Kamelancien, in "Le Frisson de la vérité"
• "T'est chelou", remix by "C'est chelou", by D.Dy in "T'aimes ou t'aimes pas" (2008)
• "Hold My Hand" (French Version), by Sean Paul (2010)
• "Heartless" by Justin Nozuka (2010)
• "Fais doucement" by Rohff, in "La cuenta" (2010)
• "Elle venait du ciel" by La Fouine in "La fouine vs laouni" (2011)
• "Indélébile" -Christophe Willem ft. Zaho (2011)
• "Ma Meilleure" – La Fouine feat Zaho (2013)
• "Shooting Star" – Tara McDonald feat Zaho (2013)
• "Du rêve" - TK feat Zaho (2020)

Awards and nominations

• MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 : Meilleur artiste français
• NRJ Music Awards 2009 : Révélation francophone de l'année
• NRJ Music Awards 2011 : Groupe/Duo/Troupe francophone de l'année feat Justin Nozuka
• Prix de La Création 2011: Chanson international 2011 feat Sean Paul
• Trace Urban Music Award 2013 : Meilleure artiste féminine
• Trace Urban Music Awards 2013 : Meilleure collaboration feat La Fouine

References

External links

• Zaho Official web site Archived February 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

На других языках

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- [en] Zaho

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[es] Zaho

Zaho, nacida Zahera Bar Abid el 10 de mayo de 1980,[1] es una cantante de R&B argelina que reside en Canadá, conocida principalmente por la canción C'est chelou. También ha cantado singles con los raperos Soprano y Tunisiano.

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[ru] Zaho

Zahera Darabid, более известная как Zaho (род. 10 мая 1980, Шлеф, Эш-шелифф, Алжир) — алжирская R’n’B певица, ныне проживающая в Монреале и Квебеке[1][2].

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