BIGSONG:
Abdu Kiar was born in Addis Mercato, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 23 June 1976 to his father Kiar Kahssay and his mother Wuba Siraj. He is the youngest of seven children in the family. Immediately after graduating from high school, he joined the express music band in 1997 performing dance hall, hip hop and reggae in local night clubs and coffee houses. In 1998, Abdu went to Saudi Arabia and worked as a salesman in a fashion store in Jeddah. In 2003, Abdu Kiar released his first album, Merkato Sefere, and joined the Ethiopian music industry. Abdu continued writing new songs and released two more albums: Fikir Bamaregna in 2006 and Minew Shewa in 2009. After taking some time off to finish school, Abdu made a comeback with his fourth studio album entitled Tikur Anbessa (Black Lion). This album, which was released in October 2015, took two years to complete. Abdu also contributed a song to support HIV awareness in Ethiopia. Holding his world tour in different cities, Abdu Kiar performs his songs to Ethiopians all over the world. In 2021, he released a duet “Weye Weye” with Melat Kelemework. The song went viral on TikTok.
