Kamel Messaoudi (Arabic: كمال مسعودي), (30 January 1961; Bouzaréah, Algeria – 10 December 1998; Algiers) was an Algerian Chaabi music performer, highly regarded as one of the greatest musicians in Algerian history.
Kamel Messaoudi
كمال مسعودي
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| Born | (1961-01-30)30 January 1961 |
| Died | 10 December 1998(1998-12-10) (aged 37) |
| Genres | chaabi music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, instrumentalist |
He was born in a family of Kabyle origins on January, 30th, 1961, in Bouzaréah at the suburbs of Algiers where he grew up. He started performing chaabi music in 1974 in a students group band.
He died in a car crash in December 1998, at the age of 37.[1]