Zaho

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Zaho
Background information
Birth nameZehira Darabid
Born (1980-05-10) May 10, 1980 (age 43)
Bab Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria[1]
GenresR&B
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1999–present
LabelsParlophone

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

Biography[edit]

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. She has a brother and sister[citation needed].

Career[edit]

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[edit]

Albums[edit]

Year Album Peak positions Certifications
BEL
(Wa)
[4] 		FRA
[5] 		SWI
2008 Dima 36 11 —
2012 Contagieuse 65 47 92 FR: Gold[6]
2017 Le monde à l'envers 24 27
[7] 		67
2023 Résilience 128 — —

Mixtapes[edit]

  • Zaho: La Mixtape (2007)

Singles[edit]

Year Single Peak positions Album
BEL
(Wa)
Ultratop
[8] 		BEL
(Wa)
Ultratip*
[8] 		FRA
[5] 		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
[9] 		—
2017 "Comme tous les soirs" — — 122
[10] 		—
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[edit]

Year Single Peak positions Album
FRA
[5]
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[edit]

Year Single Peak positions Certifications Album
BEL
(Wa)
Ultratop
[8] 		BEL
(Wa)
Ultratip*
[8] 		FRA
[5]
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[edit]

  • "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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ "Zaho : Biographie, news, discographie, photos, vidéos | NRJ.re". Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Biographie Zaho, bio Zaho". Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
  3. ^ "Yw.193.cnc爆乳尤物_嘿咻嘿咻免费区在线观看吃奶头_综合图区 另类图区 卡通动漫_精品久久久久久国产".
  4. ^ "Zaho – Résilience" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d LesCharts.com: Zaho discography
  6. ^ Certifications Albums – Année 2013
  7. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 8, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d Ultratop.be/fr/ Zaho discography
  9. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 4, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  10. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 22, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

External links[edit]

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