Alemayehu Eshete

Alemayehu Eshete (; French pronunciation: Alèmayèhu Eshèté; June 1941 – 2 September 2021) was an Ethiopian jazz singer. His career began in the 1960s. Most of his music was in Amharic. He was nicknamed "the Ethiopian Elvis". Eshete was born in Jimma, Ethiopia. Eshete was popular in Europe with the release of Buda Musique's "Ethiopiques" series of compilations on compact disc.
Eshete died on 2 September 2021 in a hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from a heart attack caused by heart disease at the age of 80.