Sharif Dean (August 14, 1947 — February 14, 2019), stage name Cherif-Eddine Kharroubi, was a French-Algerian singer and composer. His most famous titles are Do you love me? and Goodbye and Thank You, released in 1973.
Sharif Dean | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Cherif-Eddine Kharroubi |
| Born | August 14, 1947 Casablanca, Morocco |
| Died | 14 February 2019 (aged 71)[1] Oran, Algeria |
| Genres | World |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, composer |
| Years active | 1972–2019 |
Career
editBorn in Morocco from a French mother and an Algerian father, he moved to Paris as a child, where he came into contact with modern music, winning the Radio Monte Carlo talent show in 1964. He studied in Brussels and obtained a university degree in philosophy and literature in 1971, later dedicating himself to an artistic career. Her first single, Mary-Ann (released in 1972 and produced by Belgian Jean Huysmans), was not a sales success. A year later, he gained prominence with Do You Love Me?[2], which featured singer Evelyne D'Haese, a Belgian singer who often worked in the studio, including for Luc Hensill.[3] Sharif Dean earned a gold record.[4] Dean receives a gold record for selling 100,000 copies of his single Do you love me? in Belgium,[4] which also becomes the first Belgian record to reach number one in a Dutch annual report.[5] The single also reached number one in Rio de Janeiro.[4] The song ranked first on Belgian radio and also stood out on the music charts in France, the Netherlands, West Germany and Brazil.[4] This was followed by Plus de problèmes, a much lesser success and only in Belgium.
In 1974, he released No More Troubles, another well-known single in his career.
Death
editSharif Dean died on February 14, 2019, in Oran, Algeria, after complications from diabetes that had affected him for some time.[6][7]
Singles in English
edit- Do You Love Me? (1972)
- Anna Marianna/ Mary Ann (1972)
- No More Troubles (1973)
- So Good (To Be Together) (1974)
- Stand By Me (1975)
- Hey Baby/ He'll Have To Go (1976)
- Dance Girl Dance (1984)
- Sleepless (In Your Dreams of Love) (1985)
References
edit- ^ https://www.top40.nl/top40-artiesten/sharif-dean
- ^ https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Sharif+Dean&do_search=do
- ^ "Sharif Dean ou la déchéance d'un artiste oublié". elwatan.com (in French). 30 August 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Company reports: Belgium". Billboard. 10 November 1973. Retrieved 16 September 2020. Cite error: The named reference "Bill" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 28, 1973". top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "La star mondiale est partie en silence. Sharif Dean, Algérien jusqu'à la mort". letemps-dz.com (in French). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "La star mondiale est partie en silence.. Sharif Dean, Algérien jusqu'à la mort". letemps-dz.com (in French). 2019-04-15. Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2023-07-15.