Semhar Tadesse
I'm really sorry, but hopefully this might make you step up even more. Survivor 23, E1
Played on
3 days played
Game record
Vote alignment0of 1 ballot
Too few ballots to rank
Immunity record0career immunity wins
No wins to rank
Occupation at casting Spoken Word Artist Hometown Los Angeles, California
Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓ Survivor 23: South Pacific sent Semhar Tadesse home early: they went out as the 1st voted out with 3 days played, the torch snuffed by an 8-1 vote. At the councils that did happen, Tadesse cast 1 tribal council vote in Survivor 23, 0 with the majority.
Get to know Semhar Tadesse
Semhar Tadesse's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.
- Claim to fame
- My poetry on YouTube.
- Hobbies
- Writing/performing poetry, dancing and watching Oprah.
- Pet peeves
- Liars.
- Inspiration
- Oprah because she is inspirational and loving. She makes a positive contribution to so many lives. She is a successful business woman and a world wide teacher.
- Castaway they say they are most like
- Fabio, because he was silly and underestimated.
- Why they wanted to play
- For the money, change and challenges.
Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.
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Seasons
| Season | Result | Days | Tribes | Votes against | Confessionals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Pacific Season 23, 2011 | 1st voted out | 3 of 39 days
| Savaii | 8 | 5 |
The vote that sent Semhar Tadesse home
Eight of the nine ballots named Semhar Tadesse on day 3 of Survivor 23: South Pacific, an 8-1 vote.
Oscar Lusth, John Cochran, Whitney Duncan, Dawn Meehan, Jim Rice, Keith Tollefson, Elyse Umemoto and Mark Caruso
Semhar Tadesse voted for John Cochran.
Castaway network
Semhar Tadesse’s connections
The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.
- 17
- castaway connections
- 8
- tribemates
- 2
- winners
- 6
- returning players
Connections worth exploring
Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.
The other 11 castaways
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South Pacific 11 castaways View cast
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Albert Destrade Shared the cast1 season -
Christine Shields Markoski Shared the cast1 season -
Edna Ma Shared the cast1 season -
Elyse Umemoto Shared a tribe1 season -
Jim Rice Shared a tribe1 season -
Keith Tollefson Shared a tribe1 season -
Mark Caruso Shared a tribe1 season -
Mikayla Wingle Shared the cast1 season -
Rick Nelson Shared the cast1 season -
Stacey Powell Shared the cast1 season -
Whitney Duncan Shared a tribe1 season