# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/alemayehu-eshete
# Generated: 2026-08-15T04:38:40.199Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/alemayehu-eshete"
name: "Alemayehu Eshete"
slug: "alemayehu-eshete"
description: "Alemayehu Eshete Andarge was an Ethiopian singer, widely known as the \"Abyssinian Elvis\" for his dynamic performances and his fusion of traditional Ethiopian music with Western rock and roll influences. He emerged in the 1960s and became a prominent figure in the Ethio-jazz movement, alongside musicians such as Mulatu Astatke. Eshete's music blended Ethiopian rhythms with elements of funk, soul, and jazz, and his hit songs include Temar Lije and Addis Ababa Bete. His international recognition grew following the release of the Éthiopiques series, which featured many of his early recordings. Eshete continued to perform until his death in 2021, leaving a lasting legacy in Ethiopian and world music. His contributions were widely recognized both in Ethiopia and internationally."
tagline: "Ethiopian singer (1941–2021)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Eurock2010-31.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1941"
deathDate: "2021-09-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.79
  momentum:             3.939393939393939
  historical:           9.484306666666669
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10223890/"
    handle:    "nm10223890"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/489429"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8A%A0%E1%88%88%E1%88%9B%E1%8B%A8%E1%88%81_%E1%8A%A5%E1%88%B8%E1%89%B4"
    title: "አለማየሁ እሸቴ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%87%D9%88_%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AA"
    title: "اليمايهو اشيت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alemayehu_Eshete"
    title: "Alemayehu Eshete"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alemayehu_Eshete"
    title: "Alemayehu Eshete"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%C3%A8may%C3%A8hu_Esh%C3%A8t%C3%A9"
    title: "Alèmayèhu Eshèté"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B5%D1%85%D1%83_%D0%AD%D1%88%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B5"
    title: "Алемайеху Эшете"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alemayehu_Eshete"
    title: "Alemayehu Eshete"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alemayehu_Eshete"
    title: "Alemayehu Eshete"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C%DB%81%D9%88_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%B9%DB%8C"
    title: "علیمیہو ایشیٹی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ee74058b-5335-4dac-a672-a364faaa03d2"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2840713"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3425470"
    title: "Alemayehu Eshete"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump