# Athena Cage > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Athena_Cage > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Athena_Cage.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena_Cage > Source revision: 1344673630 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American singer, producer and songwriter}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Athena Cage | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Athena Denise Cage | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|5|6}}Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999 | death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} | birth_place = [Russellville, Kentucky](/source/Russellville%2C_Kentucky), United States | instrument = Vocals | genre = {{hlist|[Pop](/source/Pop_music)|[R&B](/source/R%26B)|[soul](/source/soul_music)|[adult contemporary](/source/adult_contemporary)|[urban](/source/urban_music)|[gospel](/source/gospel_music)}} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|producer}} | years_active = 1992–present | label = {{hlist|[Elektra](/source/Elektra_Records)|Adamas|Priority}} | current_member_of = [Kut Klose](/source/Kut_Klose) | associated_acts = [Keith Sweat](/source/Keith_Sweat), [Kut Klose](/source/Kut_Klose) | website = [http://www.athenacage.com/ AthenaCage.com] }} '''Athena Denise Cage''' (born May 6, 1970) is an American singer, producer and songwriter from [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky). She is best known for being featured on the 1996 hit ''[Nobody](/source/Nobody_(Keith_Sweat_song))'' with [Keith Sweat](/source/Keith_Sweat). ==Early life and education== Athena Cage was born and raised in [Russellville](/source/Russellville%2C_Kentucky), [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky), United States. She was educated at [Western Kentucky University](/source/Western_Kentucky_University).{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BGDB&p_theme=bgdb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10AC707138EF356E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Musician dreams of record company HQ |work=Daily News |first= Jason |last= Dooley |date=2002-10-30 |accessdate=2007-07-30 }} ==Philanthropy and community service== In 2003, Cage established "The Athena Cage Scholarship Fund" at Western Kentucky University, her alma mater.{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BGDB&p_theme=bgdb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10ADD55C20EEF9F6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Artist stages concert for scholarship |work=Daily News |first=Scott |last= Sisco |date=2003-08-25 |accessdate=2007-07-30 }} 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](/source/Dionne_Warwick).{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BGDB&p_theme=bgdb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10AB66B7CB65BE39&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Warwick gets pre-concert key to city |work=Daily News |first= Courtney |last= Craig |date=2004-08-27 |accessdate=2007-07-30 }} ==Honors== She was also bestowed with the title [Kentucky Colonel](/source/Kentucky_Colonel) by [Ernie Fletcher](/source/Ernie_Fletcher), the [Governor of Kentucky](/source/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.{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BGDB&p_theme=bgdb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10AB61CBD4A0F6F7&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Russellville names street after native singer |work=Daily News |first= Jim |last= Gaines |date=2004-12-17 |accessdate=2007-07-30 }} ==Discography== {{see also|Kut Klose}} ===Albums=== *2001: ''The Art Of A Woman'' (Unreleased) ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Song ! colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| Chart Positions !rowspan="2"| Album |- ! style="text-align:center; width:3em; font-size:90%;"| [US](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) ! style="text-align:center; width:3em; font-size:90%;"| [US
R&B](/source/Hot_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Singles_%26_Tracks) ! style="text-align:center; width:3em; font-size:90%;"| [Rhythmic
Top 40](/source/Rhythmic_Top_40) ! style="text-align:center; width:3em; font-size:90%;"| [Dance Maxi-
Singles Sales](/source/Hot_Dance_Music%2FMaxi-Singles_Sales) ! style="text-align:center; width:3em; font-size:90%;"| [Top 40
Mainstream](/source/Top_40_Mainstream) ! style="text-align:center; width:3em; font-size:90%;"| [CAN](/source/Canadian_Singles_Chart) |- ||1996 | "[Nobody](/source/Nobody_(Keith_Sweat_song))" ([Keith Sweat](/source/Keith_Sweat) featuring Athena Cage) | style="text-align:center;"| 3 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | style="text-align:center;"| 11 | style="text-align:center;"| 12 | style="text-align:center;"| 16 | style="text-align:center;"| ''[Keith Sweat](/source/Keith_Sweat_(album))'' |- ||2001 | "Hey Hey" | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| 60 | style="text-align:center;"| 33 | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| ''The Art Of A Woman'' |- ||2001 | "Until You Come Back To Me"{{cite web|url=http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/2745/athenaur2.jpg | title= Promo photo of Athena Cage and 'Until You Come Back to Me' | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110929181240/http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/2745/athenaur2.jpg | archivedate= 29 September 2011}} | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - | style="text-align:center;"| - |- | 2001 | "All Or Nothing" | - | - | - | - | - | - | style="text-align:center;"| ''The Art Of A Woman'' and ''Save The Last Dance'' soundtrack |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{official website|http://www.athenacage.com/}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cage, Athena}} Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Western Kentucky University alumni Category:People from Russellville, Kentucky Category:American contemporary R&B singers Category:African-American women singer-songwriters Category:American women singer-songwriters Category:Singer-songwriters from Kentucky Category:Women musicians from Kentucky Category:Singers from Kentucky Category:21st-century American women singers Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters Category:American soul singers Category:21st-century African-American women singers Category:20th-century African-American musicians Category:20th-century African-American women --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Athena Cage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena_Cage) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena_Cage?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.