Tilahun Gessesse
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Tlahoun Gèssèssè (Amharic: ጥላሁን ገሠሠ) also Tilahun Gessesse (September 29, 1940 – April 19, 2009) was an Ethiopian singer regarded as one of the most popular of his country's "Golden Age" in the 1960s. During the 1960s, he became famous throughout the country, nicknamed "The Voice". 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 University <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Tlahoun+G%C3%A8ss%C3%A8ss
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ethiopia
- Place of birth
- Addis Ababa
- Place of death
- Addis Ababa
- Occupation
- artist
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Tilahoun DC.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1940-09-29
- date of death
- 2009-04-19
- Commons category
- Tilahun Gesesse
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
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