Helen Meles ( Tigrinya: ሄለን መለስ; born 11 September 1971) is an

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

n singer and actress. She has released several albums and appeared in many top-rated Eritrean films.

Biography

She began her musical career early, at the age of eight, when she joined the Kassala,

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-based Red Flowers band (ቀያሕቲ ዕምባባ). The group was formed by the

Eritrean People's Liberation Front The Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), colloquially known as Shabia, was an armed Marxist–Leninist organization that fought for the independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia. It emerged in 1970 as a far-left to left-wing nationalist group ...

(EPLF)'s local education branch. With the band, she performed in different parts of Sudan as a lead singer. At the age of 15 in 1988, Helen joined the EPLF, where she was enrolled in the organization's revolutionary school. She is known for her successful transition from ex-war combatant with the group to prominent singer.

Discography

Albums

* Vol. 1 - ''Kuhulay Segen'' – 1997 * Vol. 2 - ''Ti Gezana'' – 1998 (Remix of Tebereh Tesfahuney Oldies) * ''Mamina'' (Remix of Amleset Abay Oldies) feat. Amleset Abay * Vol. 3 – Remix Of Kuhulay Segen – 2000 * Vol. 4. – ''Res'ani'' – 2003 * Vol. 5 – ''Halewat'' – 2006 * Vol. 6 – ''Baal Sham'' – 2013

Singles

* "Abey keydu silimatki" (1990) * "Eza adey" (1998) * "Warsay" (1998) * "Shabai" /AKA/ "Aba Selie" (1999) * "Debdabieu" (1999) * "Mesilka we" (2000) * "Sham" (2000) * "Betey" (2001) * "Gagyeka" (2002) * "Nacfa" (2003) * "Nibat fikri" (2003) * "Likie" (2003) * "Nisa tinber" (2003) * "Kewhi lubu" (2004) * "Manta Fikri" (2004) * "Ertrawit ade" (2004) * "Halime Ember" (2005) * "Fir Fir" (2006) * "Nihnan nisikin" (2006) * "Abaka Ember" (2006) * "Tsetser" (2008) * "Menesey" (2010) * "Rahsi" (2011) * "Dibab" (2012) * "Fikri Hamime" (2013) * "Seare" (2014) * "Tsigabey" (2016) * "Adi Sewra" (2017) * "Tezareb" (2017) * "Yiakleni" (2018) * "Meaza" (2019)

Filmography

* ''Fikrin Kunatn'' (1997) * ''Debdabieu'' (1999) * ''Mesilka'we'' (2000) * ''Rahel'' (2002) * ''Manta Fikri'' (2004) * ''Tuwyo Netsela'' (2006) * ''Menyu Tehatati'' (2007)

Awards

* 2000: 3rd AbaSelie (Shabay) EriTv Award National Songs * 2001: 4th Sham Raimoc Eritrean Artistic Award * 2001: 1st Sham EriTv Award Top Ten Love Songs * 2003: 3rd Res’Ani, 4th Nib’At Fikri, 7th NisiHa Fikri Top Ten Eri-Festival Artistic Award * 2005: 1st Halime EmberTop Ten Eri-Festival Artistic Award * 2006: 2nd Fir Fir Top Ten Eri-Festival Artistic Award * 2007: 7th Beleni’ta Top Ten Eri-Festival Artistic Award

References

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