Senait Mehari was born in 1974 in Asmara, Ethiopia. She is an actress and writer, known for Heart of Fire (2008), Landgang für Ringo (1996) and III nach neun (1974).
Her autobiography "Feuerherz" was published in 2004.
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Had her breakthrough as singer in Germany with the 2001 hits "Leben" (life) and "Aura" (aura).
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Emigrated to Hamburg, Germany when she was 12 years old.
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Born to a Eritrean father and a Ethiopian mother, she was sent to the Eritrean Liberation Front at the age of six. After serving as a child soldier for three years, she went to Sudan, where she lived with her uncle.