He was told to go to Addis Ababa if he wanted to pursue a career in the field. When Woizero Negatwa Kelkay, Eyoel Yohanes and other artists from the Hager Fikir Theatre came to his school to perform, Tilahun took the opportunity to discuss his interest in music with Eyoel. Although Tilahun did not go to Sudan, he took Shedad's advice very seriously.
The Ras Gobena School principal Shedad (who was from Sudan), encouraged Tilahun's interest in music and urged him to go to Sudan to pursue his music career. As time went by, his interest in music became increasingly clear, although his grandfather urged him to concentrate on his academic studies. Tilahun attended the Ras Gobena Elementary school in Waliso where his grandfather lived. Tilahun Gessesse was born on 27 September 1940 in Addis Ababa to a father named Gessesse Negusse and a mother named Gete Gurmu. Tilahun's work is often compared with Teddy Afro, who is also considered to have a huge impact on the Ethiopian music industry. His funeral took place in Addis Ababa at Holy Trinity Cathedral on 23 April with mass public figures and mourners gathered.
Tilahun died from diabetes on 19 April 2009 shortly after returning from the United States. Besides his popularity, he raised money for aid during the famines of the 1970s and 1980s and earned the affection of the nation, being awarded a doctorate degree by the Addis Ababa University and also winning a lifetime achievement award from the Ethiopian Fine Art and Mass Media Prize Trust. Tilahun was an eminent singer whose works are attributed legacy to Ethiopian music. Noted by his tenor voice, he was nicknamed "The Voice" during his country's " Golden Age" in the 1960s. Tilahun Gessesse ( Amharic: ጥላሁን ገሠሠ 27 September 1940 – 19 April 2009) was an Ethiopian singer regarded as one of the most popular Ethiopian artist of the 20th century.
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