1940 - 2009
Tilahun Gessesse Ethiopian Singer
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Details
| First Name |
Tilahun
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| Last Name |
Gessesse
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| Birthday |
29th September, 1940
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| Birthplace |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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| Died |
19th April, 2009
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| Place of Death |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Nationality |
Ethiopian
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| Occupation |
Singer
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Ethiopian popular music, Ethiopian music
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| Year(s) Active |
1955–2009
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| Instrument (text) |
Singer, Vocals
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| Record Label |
Ethio Grooves
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Tilahun Gessesse (Amharic: ጥላሁን ገሠሠ; September 29, 1940 – April 19, 2009) was an Ethiopian singer regarded as the most popular of his country's "Golden Age" in the 1960s. During the 1960s, he became famous throughout the country, nicknamed "The Voice". He raised money for aid during the famines of the 1970s and 1980s and earned the affection of the nation, being awarded a doctorate degree by the University of Addis Ababa and also winning a lifetime achievement award from the Ethiopian Fine Art and Mass Media Prize Trust.
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