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Tilahun Gessesse
Tilahun Gessesse is an Ethiopian singer considered the most famous artist of the 20th century. Noted for his soprano voice, he was nicknamed “The Voice” in his country's “golden age”. In the 1960s. Tilahun is a prominent singer with works considered a legacy of Ethiopian music. In addition to his popularity, he donated relief funds during the famine of the 1970s and 1980s and received national love, received his doctorate from Addis Ababa University and also won an award for lifetime excellence from Ethiopian Art and Mass. Trust Media Awards. During the last years of his life, he suffered from diabetes. He died on April 19, 2009 in Addis Adaba shortly after returning from the United States. Tilahun was honored at a state-level funeral attended by tens of thousands of his fellow citizens. Tilahun's works are often compared to Teddy Afro, who is also considered to have a major influence on the Ethiopian music industry.
BornSeptember 27, 1940, Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire
OriginAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
DiedApril 19, 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
GenresEthiopian music, soul, jazz
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1955–2009
LabelsEthio Grooves
Associated actsWalias Band, Mulatu Astatke

About Tilahun Gessesse

Opera Singer Tilahun Gessesse was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 29, 1940. He dies at the age of 68, on April 19, 2009.

During Ethiopia's Golden Age of the 1960s, he was known as The Voice, an influential tenor pop vocalist.

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Tilahun Gessesse before becoming famous

Tilahun Gessesse was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1940 is also the year of Dragon (龍) in the Chinese Zodiac.

After the Imperial Bodyguard conducted a failed revolt of the government in December 1960, he gained fame and was imprisoned as a result of his service with the Imperial Bodyguard Band.

Achievement of Tilahun Gessesse

He contributed money for Ethiopian famine victims in the 1970s and 1980s.

Tilahun Gessesse's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His grandfather would have rather that he concentrate on academics, and when he did eventually seek official music training in Addis Ababa, the patriarch did not approve.

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His attempts to spread Ethiopian music around the world opened the path for modern Ethiopian artists like Rapper Lola Monroe.

Tilahun Gessesse Income & Net worth

Tilahun Gessesse's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: an opera singer. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Tilahun Gessesse.

Tilahun Gessesse Height and Weight

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Latest information about Tilahun Gessesse updated on March 18 2023.