Tsedenia Gebremarkos (Amharic: ፀደንያ ገብረማርቆስ, born 1972)[1] is an Ethiopian singer and songwriter. Referenced in popular culture, Tsedenia received Kora Award for the 2004 single "Ewedhalehu" and led her to global interconnection with prominent singers. She is known for the pop genre while also performing Ethiopian music and predominantly sings in English and Amharic languages.
Tsedenia Gebremarkos ፀደንያ ገብረማርቆስ | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Children | 2 |
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| Website | m |
She also sang two songs on the album Punt (Made in Ethiopia) by Invisible System released on Harper Diabate Records and produced by Dub Colossus cousin Dan Harper.[2]
Tsedenia also released "Yefikir Girma" in 2015, becoming the most successful hit.
Life and career
editTsedenia Gebremarkos was born in 1972 Ethiopian Calendar [1979/1980 in Western Calendar] in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire. Tsedenia began her career after releasing her debut album Bisetegn in 2004. The song "Neh Yelijinete" is header of the album, recounts her love story. She shared the Kora Awards under the best East African female artist category in 2004 by her song "Ewedhalehu", with Achien'g Abura (Kenya) for her song "Toto Wangu".[3] Tsedenia has worked with the Ethiopian dub band Dub Colossus. They released an EP, A Town Called Addis in June 2008 through Real World Records[4] and a full length LP album of the same name was released in August 2008 exclusively through the Bowers & Wilkins Music Club[permanent dead link].
Tsedenia is influenced by variety musicians, including Phil Collins and The Beatles. She also cited Whitney Houston as an early influence, where she used to sing all her tracks. In 2010, she released a song titled "Hememe".
In 2015, she released "Yefikir Girma", based on rural background. It became the most successful hit and viewed by users in YouTube. The album of the same name was released in 2016. She was awarded one AFRIMA Award for soundtrack of 2015 film Hareyet, with the song "Yet Biye". Her upcoming album is to be set with writing is belonged to Yilma Gebreab where Getnet Enyew Adibuara and Fasil Kebede credited as assistant songwriters.[5]
Personal life
editTsedenia was born and lives in Addis Ababa. She is the mother of two twin children.[5]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2004 | Kora Award | "Ewedhalehu" | Won |
| 2015 | AFRIMA Award[5] | "Yet Beye" | Won |
Discography
edit- Studio album
- Bisetegn (2004)
- Yefikir Girma (2016)
- EPs
- A Town Called Addis (2008, with Dub Colossus)
Filmography
edit- Motherland (2010)[6]
References
edit- ^ "Tsedenia Gebremarkos age". Last FM. 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Home". harperdiabate.com.
- ^ "SA musicians top of pops at Kora Awards" (Cape Argus)
- ^ "Dub Colossus EP by Dub Colossus » Catalogue » Real World Records". Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ a b c "ከሜጋ ትያትር እስከ ኮራ እና አፍሪማ ተሸላሚነት…….. – ethiopiaanything". ethiopiaanything.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ "Cast List Motherland" (ml2009)
External links
edit- Tsedenia Gebremarkos live in Addis Ababa (EthioTube Video)