Idir
Hamid Cheriet (in Kabyle language Hamid Ceryat; 25 October 1949 - 2 May 2020), better known by his stage name Idir or Yidir, was an Algerian singer-songwriter and guitarist He was born in Beni Yenni, Algeria. His best known album was A Vava Inouva (1976). His best known single was "Pourquoi cette pluie?" (2002).
Idir died on 2 May 2020 in Paris of pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 70.
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1949 births
2020 deaths
Deaths from pulmonary fibrosis
Algerian singer-songwriters
Guitarists