Athésia
Encyclopedia
Athesia, born in Montreal
, is a Canadian
pop singer. After a number of years performing with house music
DJs in Montreal, she released her debut album Nostalgia in 2004. The album is a mixture of fado
, tango
, bossa nova
and tzigane ambiance with a touch of electronic music.
She was also a guest vocalist on Deadbeat's 2005 album New World Observer.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
pop singer. After a number of years performing with house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
DJs in Montreal, she released her debut album Nostalgia in 2004. The album is a mixture of fado
Fado
Fado is a music genre which can be traced to the 1820s in Portugal, but probably with much earlier origins. Fado historian and scholar, Rui Vieira Nery, states that "the only reliable information on the history of Fado was orally transmitted and goes back to the 1820s and 1830s at best...
, tango
Tango music
Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons...
, bossa nova
Bossa nova
Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music. Bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially consisting of young musicians and college students...
and tzigane ambiance with a touch of electronic music.
She was also a guest vocalist on Deadbeat's 2005 album New World Observer.