Tamirat Gebre Lenga (; born October 7, 1993), known professionally as Sancho Gebre, is an

Ethiopian Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of ...

singer, choreographer and dancer. As a dancer, he robed a reputation after involving in and winning a dance competition in ''Ethiopian Idol'', and as a singer, he became notable after his singles in 2016 and 2017.

Life and career

1993–2008: Early life

Sancho was born in

Wolaita Sodo Sodo ( am, ሶዶ) or Wolaita Sodo ( am, ወላይታ ሶዶ) or (Wolaitta language, Wolaytatto: ''Wolayta Sodo Ambbaa'') is a city in south-central Ethiopia. The administrative center of the Wolaita Zone. It has a latitude and longitude of wit ...

and raised in

Areka Areka ( Ge'ez: አረካ) is city in southern Ethiopia. Located in some 300 kilometres southwest of the capital, Addis Ababa. This town has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 1774 meters above sea level. It is the administrative cen ...

. Sancho's interest in art grew from an early age when he was in high school. As he stated in his interviews with ''Seifu On EBS TV'' talk show and ARTS TV, he was impersonating

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dance by watching his music videos. He participated in a high school dance contest and won the competition; the competition was a one-day contest. That was the time he joined the art.

2009–2011: Career beginnings

In 2009 he started the competition in Ethiopian Idol as a single modern dance contestant. The competition ended in 2011 and he was a winner in the single modern dance category.

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 Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which Motion (physics), motion or Visual appearance, form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design ...

and

dances Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire ...

in his music videos. Popnable stated that Sancho Gebre's songs spent 79 weeks in the music charts. He also contributed choreographing music videos for artists in

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

Discography

Singles

From

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* "Habibideyda" (2023) * "Selame" (2023) * "Welelaye" (2022) * "Afe" (2022) * "Dikida" (2021) * "Fiyona" (2020) * "Leba" (2019) * "Tanamo" (2019) * "Atasayugn" (2017) * "Ande" (2016)

References

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