| Sharif Dean | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Cherif-Eddine Kharroubi |
| Born | (1947-08-14)August 14, 1947 Casablanca, Morocco |
| Died | 14 February 2019(2019-02-14) (aged 71) Oran, Algeria |
| Genres | World |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, composer |
| Years active | 1972–2019 |
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.
Career
Born 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?, which featured singer Evelyne D'Haese, a Belgian singer who often worked in the studio, including for Luc Hensill. Sharif Dean earned a gold record. Dean receives a gold record for selling 100,000 copies of his single Do you love me? in Belgium, which also becomes the first Belgian record to reach number one in a Dutch annual report. The single also reached number one in Rio de Janeiro. The song ranked first on Belgian radio and also stood out on the music charts in France, the Netherlands, West Germany and Brazil. 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
Sharif Dean died on February 14, 2019, in Oran, Algeria, after complications from diabetes that had affected him for some time.
Singles in English
- 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
- 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.
- ^ "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.