The song was the lead single from the singer's eponymous album Khaled. A three-day race-day pass that includes entry to the show (and the Enrique Iglesias, Florence and The Machine and Blur concerts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively) costs from Dh2,080.'Didi' (Arabic: РЁР‡Р©Р‰ РЁР‡Р©Р‰РІР‚Р‹) is a song written and performed by Algerian artist Khaled, released in 1992. Cheb Khaled performs at du Arena on Thursday, November 26, at the first F1 after-race concert.You have no idea what a big dream it is for me to create a song that can help celebrate life and remind us of the beauty of life. I swear to God, just look at whatРІР‚в„ўs happening to the world РІР‚вЂњ why is someone who is 19 or 20 throwing away this beautiful life that God gave? They throw it away thinking they are going to paradise and yet, living here right now, life itself is paradise. I want these young people to want to live in this world РІР‚вЂњ they have to live and love life.

I want to do this.Р”В«ecause I love life, I love to live. The young people need this, they need to be reminded about the beauty of life. Look at what's happening in the world, look at this horror we are living. I want to create the Arabic equivalent of We Are The World for today's generation. My dream, truly my biggest dream, is to create a huge song that will shake the entire world, with my friend and the best guy there is, Mr Quincy Jones. You sang Didi during the opening ceremony at the 2010 Fifa World Cup and won the Murex D'Or music prize in 2013, What do you want to accomplish next? I feel like Gulf music combined with raР“Р‡ music is a formula that will really work. He has an incredible voice РІР‚вЂњ he sings the kind of Gulf songs that I love. I performed in Dubai at Burj Khalifa just two weeks ago, and I got to see my good friend Hussain Al Jasmi. I have always loved Gulf music and the Gulf heritage РІР‚вЂњ and I love Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the audience here. ThereРІР‚в„ўs a new album coming out next year, in a few months, God willing, and in it I have done my first ever Gulf raР“Р‡ song. Your latest album, CРІР‚в„ўest La Vie, was released in 2012. In every album of 13 or 14 songs, somehow, one seems to have a touch of magic and just spreads and becomes huge and I have no idea how РІР‚вЂњ it just happens and I am just grateful. These are my special songs, the big hits that exploded all over the world. I am blessed.Р”Вid you expect songs such as Didi, Aicha or C'est La Vie to become international hits? We say that when a female becomes a part of your household, then light has come into the home.

I have five women in my life: my wife and my four daughters. It is shameful to be sexist towards women, so I try to celebrate them in my music. You know, ever since I was a young boy, IРІР‚в„ўve loved to sing about love and peace and tolerance РІР‚вЂњ and of course, women. We caught up with Khaled to chat about his music and the F1 gig.

While itРІР‚в„ўs an all Arab affair, itРІР‚в„ўs also a chance for world-music buffs to experience a range of Arabic popular music. Rounding off the night with some serious dancing will be Lebanese music producer and DJ Said Mrad, a pioneer on the Arabian electronic dance music scene, who brings his blend of Arabic pop, techno and dance-floor rhythms. Topping the bill at du Arena on Thursday, November 26, will be Cheb Khaled, internationally renowned for his ever-present grin, powerhouse vocals and catchy raР“Р‡ РІР‚вЂњ a type of folk music that originated in his native Algeria РІР‚вЂњ tunes.Р”Р„fficionados of traditional dabke music will enjoy Lebanese singer Fares Karam, while fans of Gulf pop can look forward to Emirati breakout talent Aryam, performing what will be, perhaps, her biggest gig to date. For the third year in a row, the Formula One Abu Dhabi after-race concerts will start with performances by singers from four distinct parts of the Arab world.

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