Career
Aziz was a very popular singer and performer across North Africa. He was known to play Algerian musical genres such as, Staifi and Chaoui. Aziz was married to the singer Selma.
On September 9, 1996, Aziz was killed by Islamist integrists militants.
He was the fourth singer to be found murdered, as music was declared blashpemous and banned in areas dominated by Islamic fundamentalists. Islamist militants had classified the Raï genre of music of consisting subjects relating to sex and drinking.