This soulful artist is rising fast in one of the most prominent music capital undergrounds in the world, Atlanta GA.
Athena Renee’s blend of Soul, Jazz, R&B and storytelling leaves a permanent mark on everyone that listens. Her brand likes to take the audience out their current mindset into a whole new journey.
Her main influences are Betty Wright, Aretha Franklin, Lauryn Hill, Mary J Blige, Queen Latifah, Kanye West, Nina Simone, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. The list goes on and on...
Athena’s love for music has moved many people. Often performing at the events like Ben Hill Day (Atlanta GA) and The Natural Hair Show, Athena has gained a name for herself. Her first break came when Grammy Nominated Gospel Recording Artist, Troy Sneed, came to her town looking for the new young artist to lead a solo for Georgia Mass Choir’s Youth for Christ's " It's My Desire" . Soon after, she began writing & ghostwriting for many local artist.
She has written for Grammy Award Winning artists such as Keith Sweat, and Coko of the famous group SWV.
Athena Renee is also titled WINNER of Fox's 5 2011 Atlanta XFACTOR Auditions where Athena was flown to Dallas TX to audition directly the show's producers. Winning over the judges singing her own words, Athena sang her hit single "Hear Me" to ALLSTAR judges like Michael Mauldin and DJ Nabs in Atlanta and XFACTOR producers and Sony A&Rs in Dallas, TX.