Bruktawit Getahun ( amh, ብሩክታዊት ጌታሁን), better known by her

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Betty G, is an

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singer and songwriter. She initiated her career with collaborating with various artists, most notably, hip hop musician, like Nhatty Man, Henok Mehari, Jhonny Raga, and Henok Abebe. Her 2015 debut album ''Manew Fitsum'' and 2018 album ''Wegegta'' have been best selling album during 2016 and 2018.

Life and career

Bruktwait Getahun was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She attended Lycée Guebre-Mariam, a French high school. She later joined the Commercial College of Addis Ababa and a French University, Universite de L"IAE Politier, via correspondence, graduating in 2009 with a dual degree in Office Management and General Management. With a music career starting humbly during her high school days, Betty G's stature has today seen her collaborate with several prominent Ethiopian artists including

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, Jhonny Raga and Natnael Ayalew (Nhatty Man). On Coke Studio Africa 2017, Betty G collaborated with Cameroonian music group: X-Maleya as produced by Nigeria’s Chopstix. She sings in French, English and Amharic. Bruktawit released her debut studio album entitled ''Manew Fitsum'' in 2015. In 2018, Getahun released her critically acclaimed second album entitled ''Wegegta'' which earned her 6

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nominations. The album was produced by Yamlu Molla who was also nominated for an

Award. She has noted that she does experiment with other genres of music such as jazz, rock, and electronic. Betty G is a

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high-profile supporter and has visited refugee camps within Ethiopia advocating for refugee' rights, particularly women refugees' rights. Betty G was inducted for Nobel Peace Prize 2019, an award of Prime Minister

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and sung two songs "Hagere" and "Sin Jalleda".

Discography

:Studio albums * ''Manew Fitsum'' (2015) * ''Wegegta'' (2018)

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Betty G Living people 21st-century Ethiopian women singers Year of birth missing (living people) People from Addis Ababa Musicians from Addis Ababa