She initiated her career with collaborating with various artists, most notably, hip hop musician, like Nhatty Man, Henok Mehari, Jhonny Raga, and Henok Abebe. Her 2015 debut album Manew Fitsum and 2018 album Wegegta have been best selling album during 2016 and 2018.
Bruktwait Getahun was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She attended Lycée Guebre-Mariam, a French high school. She later joined the Commercial College of Addis Ababa and a French University, Universite de L"IAE Politier, via correspondence, graduating in 2009 with a dual degree in Office Management and General Management. With a music career starting humbly during her high school days, Betty G's stature has today seen her collaborate with several prominent Ethiopian artists including Teddy Afro, Zeritu Kebede, Jhonny Raga and Natnael Ayalew (Nhatty Man). On Coke Studio Africa 2017, Betty G collaborated with Cameroonian music group: X-Maleya as produced by Nigeria’s Chopstix. She sings in French, English and Amharic.[1]
Bruktawit released her debut studio album entitled Manew Fitsum in 2015.
In 2018, Getahun released her critically acclaimed second album entitled Wegegta which earned her 6 AFRIMA nominations. The album was produced by Yamlu Molla who was also nominated for an AFRIMA Award.[2]
She has noted that she does experiment with other genres of music such as jazz, rock, and electronic.[3]
Betty G is a UNHCR high-profile supporter and has visited refugee camps within Ethiopia advocating for refugee' rights, particularly women refugees' rights.[4]
Betty G was inducted for Nobel Peace Prize 2019, an award of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and sung two songs "Hagere" and "Sin Jalleda".
^"Coke Studio Africa – Artist – Betty G". www.coca-cola.co.ke. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
^ ab"Betty G Won Album of The Year at Afrima Music Award". Addis Insight. 25 November 2018.
^Ilado, Lucy (6 September 2018). "AFRIMA 2018: East African acts show progress". Music in Africa.
^"UNHCR Ethiopia – Operational Update (October and November 2018)". relief web. 30 November 2018.
^"AFRIMA 2018: Full list of winners". Music in Africa. 26 November 2018.
April 12, 2024
betty, confused, with, american, singer, becky, bruktawit, getahun, amharic, ብሩክታዊት, ጌታሁን, better, known, stage, name, ethiopian, singer, songwriter, ቤቲ, ጂbirth, namebruktawit, getahungenresethiopian, musicpopsoft, rockoccupation, singersongwriterinstrumentsvo. Not to be confused with American singer Becky G Bruktawit Getahun Amharic ብሩክታዊት ጌታሁን better known by her stage name Betty G is an Ethiopian singer and songwriter Betty Gቤቲ ጂBirth nameBruktawit GetahunGenresEthiopian musicpopsoft rockOccupation s SingersongwriterInstrumentsVocalsYears active2012 presentLabelsMondoTunesYisakal Entertainment She initiated her career with collaborating with various artists most notably hip hop musician like Nhatty Man Henok Mehari Jhonny Raga and Henok Abebe Her 2015 debut album Manew Fitsum and 2018 album Wegegta have been best selling album during 2016 and 2018 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Discography 3 Awards and nominations 4 ReferencesLife and career editBruktwait Getahun was born and raised in Addis Ababa Ethiopia She attended Lycee Guebre Mariam a French high school She later joined the Commercial College of Addis Ababa and a French University Universite de L IAE Politier via correspondence graduating in 2009 with a dual degree in Office Management and General Management With a music career starting humbly during her high school days Betty G s stature has today seen her collaborate with several prominent Ethiopian artists including Teddy Afro Zeritu Kebede Jhonny Raga and Natnael Ayalew Nhatty Man On Coke Studio Africa 2017 Betty G collaborated with Cameroonian music group X Maleya as produced by Nigeria s Chopstix She sings in French English and Amharic 1 Bruktawit released her debut studio album entitled Manew Fitsum in 2015 In 2018 Getahun released her critically acclaimed second album entitled Wegegta which earned her 6 AFRIMA nominations The album was produced by Yamlu Molla who was also nominated for an AFRIMA Award 2 She has noted that she does experiment with other genres of music such as jazz rock and electronic 3 Betty G is a UNHCR high profile supporter and has visited refugee camps within Ethiopia advocating for refugee rights particularly women refugees rights 4 Betty G was inducted for Nobel Peace Prize 2019 an award of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and sung two songs Hagere and Sin Jalleda Discography editStudio albumsManew Fitsum 2015 Wegegta 2018 Awards and nominations editYear Awards Nominee Result2018 All Africa Music Awards Artist of the Year Nominated2018 All Africa Music Awards Best Female Artist in Eastern Africa Won 5 2018 All Africa Music Awards Best Artist Duo in African Jazz Nominated2018 All Africa Music Awards Best Artist Group in African Rock Nominated2018 All Africa Music Awards Revelation of the Year Won 2 References edit Coke Studio Africa Artist Betty G www coca cola co ke Retrieved 22 December 2019 a b Betty G Won Album of The Year at Afrima Music Award Addis Insight 25 November 2018 Ilado Lucy 6 September 2018 AFRIMA 2018 East African acts show progress Music in Africa UNHCR Ethiopia Operational Update October and November 2018 relief web 30 November 2018 AFRIMA 2018 Full list of winners Music in Africa 26 November 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Betty G amp oldid 1174736028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
