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Bizunesh Bekele
Ethiopian soul music singer (1936–1990)
This article is about the singer. For the athlete, see Bezunesh Bekele.
This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by her given name, Bizunesh, and not as Bekele.
Bizunesh Bekele | |
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| Born | 1946 (1946) |
| Died | 25 June 1990(1990-06-25) (aged 53–54) |
| Years active | 1960s–1990 |
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| Labels | Kaifa Records[1] |
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Bizunesh Bekele[2] (Amharic: ብዙነሽ በቀለ; 1936 – 25 June 1990) was an Ethiopian soul singer who was popular in the 1960s and 1970s of Golden Age. She was referred to as "Aretha Franklin of Ethiopia" due to similitude of musical style. Her songs were released in her native Amharic language. [3][4]
Life and career
Bizunesh Bekele was born in 1936. After joining Kebur Zabagna Band, by her friend persuasion, she hosted Tikil R Singer bizunesh bekele.