The Most Famous
SINGERS from Ethiopia
This page contains a list of the greatest Ethiopian Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 4,381 Singers, 2 of which were born in Ethiopia. This makes Ethiopia the birth place of the 102nd most number of Singers behind Faroe Islands, and United Arab Emirates.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Ethiopian Singers of all time. This list of famous Ethiopian Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Hachalu Hundessa (1986 - 2020)
With an HPI of 36.20, Hachalu Hundessa is the most famous Ethiopian Singer. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
Hachalu Hundessa (Oromo: Haacaaluu Hundeessaa Boonsaa; Amharic: ሃጫሉ ሁንዴሳ; 1986 – 29 June 2020) was an Ethiopian singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Hachalu played a significant role in the 2014–2016 Oromo protests that led to Abiy Ahmed taking charge of the Oromo Democratic Party and Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, and subsequently becoming prime minister of Ethiopia in 2018.
2. Saba (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 36.02, Saba is the 2nd most famous Ethiopian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.
Anna Saba Lykke Oehlenschlæger (Danish pronunciation: [ˈænæ ˈsɛːpæ ˈløkə ˈøˀln̩ˌsleːjɐ]; born 11 August 1997), known simply as Saba (stylised in all caps), is an Ethiopian-Danish singer, musical theatre actress and model. In 2024, she represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Sand", performing in the second semi-final of the event.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Ethiopian singers born between 1986 and 1997. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Ethiopian singers include Saba. The most famous deceased Ethiopian singers include Hachalu Hundessa. As of April 2024, 1 new Ethiopian singers have been added to Pantheon including Saba.
