Athena Andreadis

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Athena Andreadis
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Athena Andreadis is a musician.

Career

She was a featured vocalist on Leonard Cohen's final record You Want It Darker . She contributed backing vocals for the song "Traveling Light." [1]

Contents

Discography

Breathe With Me

Breathe With Me is Athena's debut album, released in 2007 on Embraceable Records and produced by George Andreou and Joe Boyd. The BBC's Morag Reavley calls it "Intimate, thoughtful, original." [2]

Ready for the Sun

Athena recorded her first U.S. album, Ready For The Sun, at The Village Studios in Los Angeles with producer Ethan Allen. Musicians on the record included Deron Johnson, Jimmy Paxson, Michael Ward and Jonathan Flaugher. Kevin Reagan was the artistic director. The record was released in February 2017, [3] with Music Junkie Press calling it "a debut album that should take the US market by storm - there is simply no one like Athena and this album signals the entry of a new star in the American music firmament," [4] and The Huffington Post calling her voice "both heartwarming and majestic." [5]

One of the songs from the record, "Stronger" has been placed at the end credits of the US movie Swing Away. [6]

Fuller House

Athena's song "You Bring Me Luck", [7] is sung by Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) during the Fuller House season 3 finale. [8]

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References

  1. "You Want It Darker - Leonard Cohen | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  2. "Music - Review of Athena - Breathe With Me". BBC. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2014-05-01.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "Leonard Cohen Collaborator Athena Andreadis Releases Debut US Album 'Ready For The Sun'". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  4. "Athena interview. English-Greek pop star dips a toe into the US market. By Patrick O'Heffernan". Music Junkie Press. 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  5. Israel, Ira (2017-02-04). "Leonard Cohen's Favorite Greek Singer: Athena Andreadis". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  6. "Swing Away". IMDb.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. "You Bring Me Luck". Open.spotify.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. "Music from Fuller House S3E18". Tunefind.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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