Athena Cage
Athena Cage | |
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| Born | Athena Denise Cage May 6, 1970[1] Russellville, Kentucky, United States |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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| Member of | Kut Klose |
| Website | AthenaCage.com |
Athena Denise Cage (born May 6, 1970) is an American singer, producer and songwriter from Kentucky. She is best known for being featured on the 1996 hit Nobody with Keith Sweat.
Early life and education
[edit]Athena Cage was born and raised in Russellville, Kentucky, United States. She was educated at Western Kentucky University.[2]
Philanthropy and community service
[edit]In 2003, Cage established "The Athena Cage Scholarship Fund" at Western Kentucky University, her alma mater.[3] The money for the scholarship was raised through a concert series. At the second concert of the series in 2004, she teamed up with Dionne Warwick.[4]
Honors
[edit]She was also bestowed with the title Kentucky Colonel by Ernie Fletcher, the Governor of Kentucky. In 2004, Second Street in Russellville, where she grew up, was renamed to "Athena Cage Way" to honor her community work, youth service and efforts to restore the Old Logan Theater.[5]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 2001: The Art Of A Woman (Unreleased)
Singles
[edit]| Year | Song | Chart Positions | Album | |||||
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| US | US R&B |
Rhythmic Top 40 |
Dance Maxi- Singles Sales |
Top 40 Mainstream |
CAN | |||
| 1996 | "Nobody" (Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 16 | Keith Sweat |
| 2001 | "Hey Hey" | - | 60 | 33 | - | - | - | The Art Of A Woman |
| 2001 | "Until You Come Back To Me"[6] | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2001 | "All Or Nothing" | - | - | - | - | - | - | The Art Of A Woman and Save The Last Dance soundtrack |
References
[edit]- ↑ Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999
- ↑ Dooley, Jason (2002-10-30). "Musician dreams of record company HQ". Daily News. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
- ↑ Sisco, Scott (2003-08-25). "Artist stages concert for scholarship". Daily News. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
- ↑ Craig, Courtney (2004-08-27). "Warwick gets pre-concert key to city". Daily News. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
- ↑ Gaines, Jim (2004-12-17). "Russellville names street after native singer". Daily News. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
- ↑ "Promo photo of Athena Cage and 'Until You Come Back to Me'". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011.
External links
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- Western Kentucky University alumni
- People from Russellville, Kentucky
- American contemporary R&B singers
- African-American women singer-songwriters
- American women singer-songwriters
- Singer-songwriters from Kentucky
- Women musicians from Kentucky
- Singers from Kentucky
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American singer-songwriters
- American soul singers
- 21st-century African-American women singers
- 20th-century African-American musicians
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