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Vocalist

The Resume

    (July 11, 1966- )
    Born in Saida, Algeria
    Birth name is Ahmed Khelifati Mohamed
    Best known for his 1999 duet with Sting, 'Desert Rose'

Why he might be annoying:

    He made a photographer pregnant after a brief 2005 affair.
    He and members of his entourage beat, drugged, and attempted an unsuccessful abortion.
    He felt 'trapped' because he was not in love with the woman.
    During 2009 court proceedings, he stated: 'I was ashamed to have an illegitimate child. A child should be born from a union. I didn't want this child.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He brought Rai, a form of Algerian folk music, to a worldwide audience.
    Rachel Dratch portrayed him in a Saturday Night Live skit.
    The fetus survived and the woman gave birth in 2006.
    In July 2009 he was sentenced to 5 years in jail for forcible abortion.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 25 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 70 Votes: 54.29% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 48 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 62 Votes: 69.35% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 57 Votes: 73.68% Annoying