The list below comprises both gospel singers and songwriters who used Amharic as their main language of worship.
A
Abera Teferi (1974 song)
Addisu Worku (Dr)
Agegnehu Yideg (Pastor)
Alemu Chekole († )
Asfaw Melese (Pastor) [1 album in Hadiyyisa]
Atalay Alem (Prof Dr)
B
Badima Yalew (Qes)
Berhanu Balcha (Rev) & Nigest Teklemariam, * 1961
C
Christian Girma & Emnet Zewdie
D
Daniel Amdemichael (Pastor)
Dawit Getachew, * 1986
E
Endrias Hawaz (Pastor)
G
Getachew Alemayehu (1972 song)
Getachew Mikre, † 2021
Gugsa Biru (Rev)
H
I
K
Kassahun Lemma (Pastor)
Kefa Mideksa (Pastor)
L
Lealem Tilahun (Dr)
M
Melaku Yigezu (Pastor)
Meseret Sebhat Le-Ab (Aläqa), 1926- 1998
Mesfin Mamo (Pastor)
Mulatu Zeleke (Rev)
Mulugeta Sebsebe (Rev)
P
R
S
Sileshi Wolde Mikael (Memre)
(?) Sisay Mekuria
Solomon Yirga, † 2022
SH
Shewaye Damte (Pastor)
T
Taye Gebremariam (Aleqa), 1898–1924
[i.a., ethnomusicologist and poet]
Tekeste Getnet (Pastor)
Tesfaye Atio (1973 song)
W
Workneh Alaro (Pastor) [also Wolaytta songs]
Y
Yared Maru (Pastor)
Yigezu Desta (Dr)
Yohannes Girma (Apostle) [ECFE?]
Yosef Kassa (Pastor)
(?) Terusew Shibeshi
(?) Yitbarek Alemu
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One major source for the selection of Amharic singers was an article posted on musicinafrica.com in 2016, “Gospel and religious music in Ethiopia”.
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