Helen Meles

Helen Meles is a prominent Eritrean singer and actress. She has released several albums and appeared in many top-rated Eritrean films. Helen hails from the Tigrinya ethnic group.

She began her musical career early, at the age of eight, when she joined the Kassala, Sudan-based Red Flowers band. The group was formed by the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF)'s local education branch. With the band, she performed in different parts of Sudan as a lead singer.

At the age of 13, Helen joined the EPLF, where she was enrolled in the organization's revolutionary school. She is known for her successful transition from ex-war combatant with the group to prominent singer. In 2007, Helen married Eritrean saxophonist Issac Asefaw.