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Chico Bouchikhi

Jalloul "Chico" Bouchikhi (born 1954 in Arles) is a musician and a co-founder of the Gipsy Kings. He later left the Gipsy Kings and founded Chico & the Gypsies. Bouchikhi was born in Arles to a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother. He was married to Marthe Reyes, the daughter of José Reyes, the father of the Reyes sons, members of the group Gipsy Kings. His brother, Ahmed Bouchiki, was assassinated by Mossad agents in the Norwegian town of Lillehammer in July 1973 in the Lillehammer affair. Bouchikhi, a waiter, had been mistaken for Ali Hassan Salameh. He is also UNESCO's special envoy for peace, and has held a major concert in Israel with his band. He has also played before Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat during the Oslo Accords peace negotiations. In 2014 Bouchikhi visited Israel. When asked in an interview with The Independent about his decision to refuse to participate in a boycott of the country, he insisted that reconciliation was more important than holding grudges. Source: Article "Chico Bouchikhi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Born:
Oct 13, 1954 In Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Movie/TV Credits:
9
First Appeared:
In the series Le Grand Échiquier 1972-01-12
Latest Project:
Movie Taratata fête ses 25 ans 100% live au Zénith 2017-10-28
Known For
Poster of Sylvia: Tracing Blood
Poster of La Parenthèse inattendue
Poster of La chanson de l'année
Poster of La Chance aux chansons
Filmography
Movie Taratata fête ses 25 ans 100% live au Zénith Self - Chico & The Gypsies 2017-10-28
Movie Sylvia: Tracing Blood Self 2016-03-29
Series La Parenthèse inattendue Self 2012-10-31
Series La chanson de l'année Self - Chico & The Gypsies 2004-06-05
Series Vivement dimanche Self 1998-09-20
Series Les Nuls, l'émission Self - Musical Guest 1990-10-13
Series La Chance aux chansons Self - Chico & The Gypsies 1984-03-26
Series Champs-Elysées Self - Chico & The Gypsies 1982-01-16
Series Le Grand Échiquier Self 1972-01-12