K-Mel
Kamel Houari, known professionally as K-Mel, born on 22 September 1972 in
Gouvieux, France, is a French-Algerian rapper and singer. He grew up in Creil
where he gave his first concert at 18, influenced by Arabic music, funk, and the
urban sounds of the Parisian suburbs. In the early 1990s, he co‑founded the rap
group Alliance Ethnik with Médard and Gusty, and the ensemble was discovered by
Delabel, signing the platinum‑certified album Simple et funky in 1992 and later
releasing Fat Come Back in 1999 before disbanding. K-Mel’s solo breakthrough
came in 2000, when he recorded the s...
