Athenas

Athenas María Venica (born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 10, 1992) is a Catholic music singer-songwriter from Argentina.[1][2]

Athenas
Background information
Birth nameAthenas María Venica
Born (1992-01-10) January 10, 1992
Buenos Aires, Argentina
GenresLatin Catholic music
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Years active2012–present
Websiteathenasmusica.com

In 2022 she was nominated to the Latin Grammy for her album Alfa y Omega for Best Christian Album.[3][4] With over six released albums, her YouTube channel is in the top 10 with more subscribers among female singers from Argentina.[5]

She gained international acclaim after her performance at the 2013 World Youth Day in Brazil.[6] and since then has toured 20 countries and over 150 cities all over the United States, Latin America and Europe [1]

Biography

Athenas was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. During her childhood, folklore music marked the beginning of her love for music.[7] Since then, she began her integral training as an artist in singing, dancing, and acting, among others.

At the age of ten, she applied for the musical reality show Cantaniño hosted by the Argentine TV channel Telefe,[8][9] and was chosen among thousands of participants along with other four kids.[10] The winners formed the child musical group KtrasK, with whom she toured all over Argentina and Uruguay and visited the most prominent Argentinian media outlets.[11] The group was nominated to several music and TV awards, including Premios Gardel awards[12] and Martín Fierro awards and their albums gained gold and platinum certifications in Argentina.[9]

According to Athenas, once away from the media and secular music, she had her first contact with contemporary Christian music at the age of 15, awakening her desire to sing for God.[13] In 2012, she recorded some music videos with producer Jonatan Narvaez, which went viral on YouTube. Thanks to the popularity generated, Athenas was able to perform at various events in Latin America. One of them was the World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,[14] with the presence of Pope Francis and an audience of millions of people.[15]

Since then, she has released several studio albums, including Cristo Reina (2014), Me Basta Tu Gracia (2016), Todo Es Tuyo (2018), Todo Es Tuyo (Deluxe) (2020) and Alfa y Omega (2021)[16] nominated to the Latin Grammy in the category for Best Christian Album in Spanish.[3] She has also released several volumes of sung psalms, Catholic prayers set to music,[17] and various collaborations and recordings. In addition, she participated in Juan Delgado's album, Todo Pasa, a Latin GRAMMY®-winning record work in the "Best Christian Album" category, in 2019.[18][19]

In 2022, she was nominated for a Latin Grammy for her album Alfa y Omega in the Best Christian Album in Spanish category.[3] She has also received various Catholic music awards, including the Pío Awards, such as "Best Female Artist of the Year", "Best Musical Collaboration" and "Best Music Video".[20] She also won the Spera Awards for "Best Latin Artist",[21] and the YouTube Silver Creator Award (YouTube Silver Button), recognition for having reached 100,000 subscribers on her channel.[22]

Discography

Studio Albums
  • Cristo Reina (2014)
  • Me Basta Tu Gracia (2016)
  • Todo Es Tuyo (2018)
  • Todo Es Tuyo (Deluxe) (2020) - featuring 15 catholic artists
  • Alfa y Omega (2021) - nominated to the Latin Grammy
  • Navidad Es Jesús (2022) - Christmas EP

Singles
  • Diario de María (2018)
  • Tú estás conmigo (Salsa) (2019)
  • Pieta (Dulce Madre) (2019)
  • El Cielo Para Ti (2020)
  • Samaritana (2022)
  • Una Canción para la Comunión (2023)
  • Vive Jesús (2023)
  • Junto a Ti María (2023)
  • Milagro de Amor (2023)

Personal life

Athenas is married to the musician Tobías Buteler since February 25, 2017. On July 2, 2021, she announced through her social media she was pregnant with their first child. On September 4, 2021, their son Elías was born.

References
  1. "Athenas recibe nominación al Latin Grammy", Billboard.com.ar, retrieved 2023-05-15
  2. "Qué fue de la vida de Athenas Venica de KTRASK: cantante religiosa, mamá y nominada a los Latin Grammy", Revista Caras (in Spanish), 2023-01-31, retrieved 2023-05-19
  3. "23rd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Final Nominations" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  4. "Quién es Athenas, la cantante argentina que brilla en Latinoamérica y que aún no descubren en el país". MdzOnline (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  5. "Athenas recibe nominación al Latin Grammy". billboard.com.ar. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  6. "La nueva vida de Athenas Venica: causó furor en "Cantaniño", se fue a Estados Unidos y la nominaron a los Grammy", Crónica (in Spanish), 2023-02-21, retrieved 2023-05-19
  7. "Es un tiempo difícil pero veo al espíritu actuar". Alfa y Omega (in Spanish). 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  8. "Así están hoy las chicas de Ktrask, la banda surgida de Cantaniño". Pronto (in Spanish). 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  9. "Un negocio para nada chiquito". Diario Clarín (in Spanish). 2003-04-18. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  10. "¿Cómo están hoy los chicos de KtrasK?". Qué Pasa Salta (in Spanish). 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  11. "Brilló en "Ktrask" y rechazó "Casi Ángeles": qué fue de la vida Nicolás Zuviría, Alan de "Patito Feo"". Crónica. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  12. "Nominados y ganadores Premios Gardel 2003". Capif (in Spanish). 2003-04-18. Archived from the original on 2003-05-15. Retrieved 2022-05-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. "Joven Cantante da Testimonio Eucarístico". Radio Sinaí (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  14. "Athenas, sobre su música: "Soy un medio para que la gente pueda encontrarse con Dios"". Religión en Libertad (in Spanish). 2003-04-18. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  15. "7 años de la JMJ en Río: recordando a Francisco y su famoso "¡Hagan lío!"". Vatican News (in Spanish). 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  16. "Discografía". AthenasMusica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  17. "Recursos". AthenasMusica.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  18. "Músico católico gana Grammy por mejor álbum cristiano del año". Cristonautas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  19. "Juan Delgado recibe Latin Grammy por album Todo Pasa". cope (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  20. "Los Pío Awards presentaron a los ganadores". AC Play (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  21. "Ganadores Premios SPERA 2019 y 2020". Cope (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  22. "billboard.com.ar |". www.billboard.com.ar. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
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