Who is Cheb Khaled?

Have you heard the song “Dil cheez tughe dedi” from Bollywood movie Airlift? That song was inspired from the original song ‘Didi’ created by one of the most popular, and best Arabic language artist in the history. Cheb Khaled, popularly known as Khaeld, is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist too. He got popular with one of his early hits ‘King of Rai’, but it was his most popular song ‘Didi’ that got him fame all over the world. His songs has been featured in Bollywood, Mollywood and Hollywood’s The Fifth Element. Khaled has won number of awards over the years, and performed at opening ceremony of 2010 FIFA world cup.