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Tikiven

Tikiven is an African American electronic music artist, who immigrated to America to pursue his career in music. On July 3, 2013, Tikiven left his home in Ethiopia. Bringing only a guitar and his 3 young daughters with him, he stole a boat from the Ethiopian navy and sailed to the new world. However, this wasn’t his only struggle. Upon arriving to the United States, the only English words he knew were “I like kids.” This resulted in Tikiven receiving a jail time of 6 years, and leaving him with a permanent criminal record. During his 6 years in New York State Prison, he became fluent in english. Tikiven became famous after releasing his 2x platinum single, “legion” featuring Trace. Tikiven didn’t release any music for 2 years following his life threatening seizure in 2016. Leaving him paralyzed from the neck down, Tikiven managed to released another hit single in 2018, “Far Away” featuring Trace. using his nose to play piano, this single shows Tikivens determination and love for his fans. Sadly, due to heart complications from his seizure, Tikiven died peacefully on August 30, 2020, in the arms of his family. Admiring his hard work, Tikivens parents plan to release his uncomplete music in an album called “Never forgotten: Tikiven.”