Nathaniel Haile Gabriel, is a famous Ethiopian singer/lyricist/composer who resides in Toronto. His artist name or nick name is Nati Haile.

Nati’s love of music and singing began as a young boy growing up in Ethiopia where he sang solo in his Church Choir. At the age of 17, Nati released his first CD - of Gospel songs.

His first commercial single "Ken Saymesh" was one of Ethiopia's classic favourites. Nati gave it a new groove and made it even more popular. His second single 'Legenetuwa' was the one that has made Nati a super star. The song, "Sewentua", was originally sung by Muluken Mellesse. Nati titled it 'Legenetuwa'; this showed his amazing versatility and talent.

His first album 'Letyinegal' was released in 2005 and has sold over a million copies worldwide.
After a three year effort, Nati released his second album (Beka). The Beka album has popular African beats, Reggae, Blues and Hip-hop grooves. The album was released on July 31, 2010 and the title track “Beka” became an instant hit. The critics have given it good ratings and it has become a classic.

Nati Haile is known to have a magnificent voice that has been compared to very popular Ethiopian singers like Muluken Mellesse and Tewodros Taddesse.

After the release of both albums, Nati has been touring worldwide giving concerts.

His 3rd album is in production now and as a testament to his potential, all the song lyrics have been written by him. He was instrumental in composing some of the songs on this album.

The album now has been mixing, and mastering in one of top studio in the world "PHASEONEINTERNATIONAL RECORDING STUDIO Grammy award"...Working with the top engineer Jeff-Pelletier . The studio has been working on for over 35 years, recording so many worldwide famous singers, Michaels Jackson, Thriller 25th Anniversary Album, Rihanna, Drake, Akon, Drew Barrymore (Grey Gardens), 50 Cent, Andrea Bocelli, many more...and now Nati Haile. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.