# Tilahun Gessesse

> Tilahun Gessesse was an Ethiopian singer regarded as one of the most popular Ethiopian artists of the 20th century. Noted by his tenor voice, he was nicknamed "The Voice" during his country's "Golden Age" in the 1960s. Tilahun was an eminent singer whose works are attributed legacy to Ethiopian music. Besides his popularity, 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 Addis Ababa University and also winning a lifetime achievement award from the Ethiopian Fine Art and Mass Media Prize Trust.

*Ethiopian musician (1940-2009)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/tilahun-gessesse

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1940-09-29
- **Died:** 2009-04-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 9.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/tilahungessesse (@tilahungessesse)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/3125103)
- [ጥላሁን ገሠሠ](https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8C%A5%E1%88%8B%E1%88%81%E1%8A%95_%E1%8C%88%E1%88%A0%E1%88%A0)
- [تيلاهون جيسيسى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%89)
- [Tilahun Gesesse](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilahun_Gesesse)
- [Tilahun Gessesse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilahun_Gessesse)
- [Tlahoun Gèssè](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlahoun_G%C3%A8ss%C3%A8)
- [Tlahoun Gèssèssè](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlahoun_G%C3%A8ss%C3%A8ss%C3%A8)
- [Tilahun Gesesse](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilahun_Gesesse)
- [Xilaahun Gassassee](https://om.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xilaahun_Gassassee)
- [تلاہون گیسیسی](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%81%D9%88%D9%86_%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6847c3df-a5ec-4ce8-882e-258ea0988c46)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q335753)

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