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Athena is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Suede, Haris Alexiou, Dirty Vegas, Kurban and Simple Minds. Those roots explain a lot about how Athena arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Yüksek Sadakat, Kargo, Sertab Erener, Malt and Redd, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Athena, reaching back through Suede. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Athena is a rock/ska band from Istanbul, Turkey, founded by twin brothers Hakan Özoğuz and Gökhan Özoğuz in 1987. It is regarded as one of the best Turkish rock groups by many listeners. They have released 8 albums and featured as the Turkish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "For Real", finishing fourth.
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Athena connections
Athena grew out of Suede, Haris Alexiou, Dirty Vegas and Kurban, shares an orbit with Yüksek Sadakat, Kargo, Sertab Erener and Malt. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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