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Revision as of 19:52, 27 February 2021
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Background information | |
Birth name | Tamirat Gebre Lenga |
Born | Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia | 8 October 1991
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Shakura |
Website | www |
Tamirat Gebre Lenga (Ge'ez: ታምራት ገብሬ ሌንጋ; born 8 October 1991), better known by his stage name Sancho Gebre, is an Ethiopian singer, choreographer and dancer. In 2010, Sancho began appearing in Ethiopian Idol as a dance contestant in a category of single modern dance impersonating Michael Jackson. [1]
Life and career
1993–2008: Early life
Sancho was born in Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia and raised in Areka, Ethiopia. Sancho's interest in art grew from an early age when he is in high school. As he stated in his interviews with Seifu On EBS TV talk show and ARTS TV, he was impersonating Michael Jackson dance by watching his music videos. Then participated in a high school dance contest and won the competition; the competition was a one day contest. That was the time that let him join the art.[2][3][4]
2009–2011: Career beginnings
In 2009 he started the competition in an Ethiopian Idol, now's Balageru mirt (The Balageru's best), as a single modern dance contestant. The competition was ended in 2011 and he was a winner in a single modern dance category.[5][4]
2016–2020: First singles
In 2016 Sancho joined the music industry by releasing his debut single, "Ande". Sancho got positive reaction from his debut and the choreography of the music video was popular. He then released four songs titled "Atasayugn", "Tanamo", "Leba" and "Fiyona. He has shown different choreography in his all music videos which are done by himself and participated on all music videos as a dancer too. He is known for his choreography and dances in his music videos.[4][1] Popnable stated that Sancho Gebre's songs spent 79 weeks in the music charts.[6] He also contributed choreographing music videos for artists in Ethiopia.[7]
Discography
Singles
From iTunes [8]
- Fiyona (26 June 2020)
- Leba (19 October 2019)
- Tanamo (30 March 2019)
- Atasayugn (23 November 2017)
- Ande (20 April 2016)
References
- ^ a b "Sancho Gebre". music in Africa. music in Africa. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Seifu on EBS : ድምፃዊ ሳንቾ ገብሬ (Sancho Gebre)". Youtube. Seifu on EBS. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "ሳንቾ ታናሞ ቷሻሞ ትርጉም አለው እንዴ, Mabriya Matfiya 07 , ማብሪያ ማጥፊያ 07@Arts Tv World". Youtube. Arts Tv. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Sancho Gebre". discog. discog. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Diretube, Archive. "Ethiopian Idol Tamrat Gebre From Welayita Sodo (Areka) Lead The Last Top 20 Contestants with 24361 – Jul 2,2011 – Part 2". diretube. diretube.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Popnable Music Chart". Popnable. popnable.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Sancho Gebre Biography". popnable.com. popnable.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Sancho Gebre". itunes. Retrieved 21 February 2021.