HELEN MELES
Helen Meles is an Eritrean singer and actress. She has released several albums and appeared in many top-rated Eritrean films.
She began her musical career early, at the age of eight, when she joined the Kassala, Sudan-based Red Flowers band. The group was formed by the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF)’s local education branch. With the band, she performed in different parts of Sudan as a lead singer.
At the age of 13 in 1988, Helen joined the EPLF, where she was enrolled in the organization’s revolutionary school.[1] 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[edit]
- 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
