IN PICTURE: Betty G.

Bruktawit Getahun, Betty G for her fans.

Her interest in music coasts between grunge, country, rock and pop, a style that inspires her work. Her career has been on an upward trajectory since the release of her first single in 2012.

Bruktawit Getahun, Betty G for her fans.

Bruktawit Getahun, Betty G for her fans, would have loved to be around for the Battle of Adwa and thinks of robots as square and scary. Third daughter to her parents, anchored but not confined, there is not a challenge in her life she would rather not have faced.

Bruktawit Getahun, Betty G for her fans.

She waxes philosophically to describe herself and her life, recounting icons of the great musical Gold Age of Ethiopia as her dream collaborators.

Bruktawit Getahun, Betty G for her fans.

Her second album, selling around 30,000 copies, was released to acclaim, winning the 33-year old the best album award at the All African Music Awards last year.

Bruktawit Getahun, Betty G for her fans.

Her second album, selling around 30,000 copies, was released to acclaim, winning the 33-year old the best album award at the All African Music Awards last year.

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PM Abiy Ahmed (PhD) at a Gala Dinner Called for the Awarding of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize

May 6 , 2019

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IN PICTURE: Betty G.

January 10 , 2019

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June 15 , 2019

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