Athésia (born in

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) is a

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pop singer who writes and performs songs in French, English,

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and Portuguese. She has performed in

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and

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. After a number of years performing with

house music House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground ...

DJs in Montreal, she released her debut album ''Nostalgia'' in 2004. The album is a mixture of

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tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries from a combination of Arge ...

, bossa nova and

tzigane ''Tzigane'' is a rhapsodic composition by the French composer Maurice Ravel featuring a virtuosic violin part. The original instrumentation was for violin and piano (with optional luthéal attachment). The first performance took place in Londo ...

ambiance with a touch of electronic music. She was also a guest vocalist on Deadbeat's 2005 album ''New World Observer''. In 2010, she did a South American concert tour. In

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, Argentina, as part of the country's celebration of International Francophonie Day, she was the highlight of those who performed there. Buenos Aires newspaper,

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, reported that Athésia's presence was considered important for raising awareness of Haiti's plight after the earthquake. Athésia's parents are

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an. In Brasilia, Brazil, also part of Francophonie celebrations, she put on a fund-raising concert for Haiti relief. In Peru's Francophonie festival, the Government of Canada led in organizing the events. The embassies of Belgium, France, Greece, Morocco, Rumania and Switzerland worked together with their Canadian counterpart. Athésia and the Gentlemen gave a concert at the

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's cultural centre where she performed songs in French, English, Créole and Portuguese. In 2011,

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broadcast Stanley Pean's interview, in French, with Athésia.

References

External links

Athésia Official Web Site

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