forcible abortion, and sentenced him to five years in prison. On 21 September 2010, his lawyers applied for conditional release, a request that was turned down on 12 October 2010. Upon a second appeal however, the French court agreed for his conditional release on 23 March 2011. Plagiarism In July 2015, Cheb Mami had to compensate 200,000 euros to Cheb Rabah (born Rabah Zerradine) for plagiarizing his texts. The songs in question are "Le raï c'est chic", "Madanite", "Ma vie deux fois", and "Gualbi Gualbi". Selected discography Manetzouatchi (1985) Douni l'bladi (1986) Ouach Etsalini (1986) Le Prince du Raï (1989) Let Me Raï (1990) Lazrag Saâni (1991) Nahmek toujours ya taleb (1996) Meli Meli (1998) Dimari with Cheba Zahouania (2000) Dellali (2001) Du Sud au Nord (2003) Live au Grand Rex (2004) Layali (2006) References 1966 births Living people Algerian emigrants to France Raï musicians World Music Awards winners People from Saïda Virgin Records artists Rotana Records artists A&M Records artists Because Music artists 20th-century Algerian male singers 21st-century French male singers Algerian male film actors Algerian male television actors