Idir

Hamid Cheriet (in Kabyle language Ḥamid 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.