Endegna
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Endegna (Amharic: እንደኛ), previously known as Yegna (), was an Ethiopian five-piece girl group, originated in Addis Ababa. The group gained prominence after releasing two singles, "Abet" (2013) and "Taitu" (2014). Their earlier lyrical contents reference female empowerment and opposition towards violence against women. After the successful hit "Fikir" in 2019, the group sought solo career, starting from Rahel Getu. They were once reunited with the promotional song "Yeabay Zemen Lijoch" for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in 2020. However, they resumed solo career afterward.
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- 2013–15: Formation and early years
- 2018–19: Endegna, on hiatus and solo career
- 2020–present: "Yeabay Zemen Lijoch" and solo career perpetuation
- Members
- Other ventures
- UK state sponsorship
- Legacy
- Discography
- Filmography
- References
- External links
Endegna (Amharic: እንደኛ), previously known as Yegna (), was an Ethiopian five-piece girl group, originated in Addis Ababa. The group gained prominence after releasing two singles, "Abet" (2013) and "Taitu" (2014). Their earlier lyrical contents reference female empowerment and opposition towards violence against women. After the successful hit "Fikir" in 2019, the group sought solo career, starting from Rahel Getu. They were once reunited with the promotional song "Yeabay Zemen Lijoch" for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in 2020. However, they resumed solo career afterward.
Their legacy contributed the formation of new teen vocal group called Yegna. They debut a television show Yegna: The Story Of All of Us in 2019.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Endegna” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.