In 2001 Teddy Afro stepped into the limelight. What Teddy has become since is something beyond what he would have ever contemplated for himself.
Teddy Afro was born on 14 July 1976 to parents of artistic talent and fame. While his mother, Tilaye Arage, was well known in Ethiopia for her professional dancing, his late father, Kassahun Germamo, was a renowned and highly regarded Ethiopian songwriter. As stated by Teddy Afro himself in his tribute song to his late father called Music - My Life, Teddy’s father always resisted the idea of his son becoming a musician. However, Teddy trusted his own instincts and evolved into the single most popular pop-star Ethiopia has produced. Not only is he a vocalist that countless Ethiopians have come to adore, he also writes his own meaningful lyrics.
Teddy Afro's father did not live long enough see the effects of his son’s music on the lives of Ethiopians all over the world. But Teddy tells his deceased father in Music - My Life, “that he will continue to exist through the artistic works of his son.” He continues, “that his life is intrinsically intertwined with music and that he cannot live outside of it.”
