Acting

Kamel Hamadi

Kamel Hamadi, real name Larbi Zeggane (in Arabic: كامل حمادي‎, in Amazigh: ⵍⵄⴻⵔⴱⵉ ⵥⴻⴳⴳⴰⵏ), born December 22, 1936 in Aït Daoud, Wilaya of Tizi Ouzou, in Algeria, is a singer-songwriter in Kabyle and Algerian Arabic. During his career, he signed a total of 2000 titles. He is the husband of the Algerian singer Noura. Kamel Hamadi attended school until he obtained his primary school certificate in 1950. He then became a tailor, like his father Saïd Zeggane, at the age of 14. In 1953, he moved to Algiers, with another uncle, and it was there that he showed his writing talents for the first time to the singer Arab Ouzellag. He encouraged him in this direction, then thanks to Saïd Rezoug who opened the doors of radio to him a year later. With him, he will present the show Lesrar N Ddunit (Secrets of Life) dedicated to the discovery of young talents. It was during a number on this show that he met Mohamed Hadj El Anka in 1957, who asked him to write him a song talking about the father-son relationship, after having listened to him declaiming one of his poems; he then wrote to him A mmi εzizen (Dear son), later performed by the master of Chaâbi. The young Larbi then decided to devote himself solely to singing. He will choose his stage name from two names of Egyptian stars that he likes: Imad Hamadi and Kamel Chenaoui, this is how Kamel Hamadi's artistic career was born.