Athena (band)

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Athena
Background information
Origin	Istanbul, Turkey
Genres	Ska punk, punk rock, alternative rock, thrash metal (early), hardcore punk (early)
Years active	1987–present
Labels	NR1 Universal Pasaj Athena Sanat
Members	Gökhan Özoğuz Hakan Özoğuz Emre Ataker
Past members	Alican Tezer Asrın Tuncer Ferit Tunçer Ozan Karaçuha Turgay Gülaydın Canay Cengen Burak Gürpınar Ozan Musluoğlu Doğaç Titiz Umut Arabacı Sinan Tinar
Website	Official website

Athena is a rock/ska band from Istanbul, Turkey, founded by twin brothers Hakan Özoğuz (guitar and backing vocals) and Gökhan Özoğuz (lead vocals and guitar) in 1987. It is regarded as one of the best Turkish rock groups by many listeners.^[1] They have released 8 albums and featured as the Turkish entry to the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "For Real", finishing fourth.^[2]