Marco Antonio Speck Gurrola (born January 10, 2006),[1] professionally known as Lumi Athena, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and record producer. His music became popular on TikTok and Soundcloud in 2023.[2][3] He is the pioneer and founder of Krushclub[4][5][6] and is currently signed to 25/7 Records.[7]

Life and career

2022–present: "Smoke It Off, Let Me See Ya Move & ICEWHORE"

"Smoke It Off!", Lumi Athena's debut single, was released on November 21, 2022, through 25/7 Records.[8][9] and stayed on the billboard charts alongside "Let Me See Ya Move" for 18-23 weeks straight.[10] On February 20, 2024, it received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[11] The increasing traction of the song prompted a full EP of remixes,[12] including an instrumental, a remix with singer 'cade clair' replacing jnhygs, a mega mix involving cade clair, jnhygs,[13] and many slowed and sped up variations.

Lumi Athena's breakthrough single, "Let Me See Ya Move!" with Cade Clair, appears on the billboard charts. Released in July via 25/7 Records, the song has 1.7 million U.S. streaming and debuted at No. 26 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs.[14][15] Other versions of the song that were sped up, slowed down, and reverberated enhanced it. During the week of November 3, 2023, 2 months later, the position of the song went to No.29.[16]

"ICEWHORE" became viral on TikTok[17] and Instagram Reels[18] sounds due to its usage in Mewing and Looksmaxxing meme videos most prominent in 2023 and 2024.[19] In the videos, the creators place a finger to their mouth to make a "Shh" face, then gesture to their jawline to imitate mewing at the spectator, they combined the shushing face emoji with the deaf emoji ("🤫🧏‍♂️").[20] On November 9th, 2023, another TikToker @pablos_fat shared a video, in two months, it received over 13 million plays and 1.5 million likes.[21] A month later, on December 30th, 2023, Instagram user @aurachadfr shared a video of male users using Instagram's notes feature to mog others. The reel itself garnered almost 147,000 likes in a single month.[22]

Discography

Albums

List of Albums, with selected details
Title EP details
Egoista: Love Yourself!
  • Released: December 28, 2022[23]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
SMOKE IT OFF! (Single Pack)
  • Released: July 31, 2023[12]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
EXTRAPHORIC
  • Released: November 29, 2023[24]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
CHRONOS: XIX 0024
  • Released: August 9, 2024[25]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Charted songs

List of singles as lead artist, with title, year released, album, and chart positions shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Dance

[26]
"Let Me See Ya Move!" (with Cade Clair) 2023 28 Non-album singles
"Smoke It Off!" (with jnhygs) 12
"Icewhore!" 29
"ON DAT BXTCH!"
"—" denotes a single that did not chart.

References

  1. ^ a b c Gurrola, Marco. "Lumi Athena - Apple Music". Retrieved 2025-02-16.
  2. ^ "The top artists and songs on SoundCloud 2023". RouteNote Blog. 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  3. ^ "Lumi Athena". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  4. ^ Haven, Simon (2025-02-12). "Krushclub: The Mysterious Microgenre That Dominated TikTok in 2024". EDMProd. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  5. ^ "THE FACE's guide to the American rap underground". The Face. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  6. ^ Bonilla, Alana (2024-02-26). "Charli XCX, ElyOtto & Odetari: What's all the hype about Hyperpop?". Hypebot. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  7. ^ Koerner, Brendan I. "Watch This Guy Work, and You'll Finally Understand the TikTok Era". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  8. ^ Gurrola, Marco; Money, Bri (2022-11-22). ""Lumi Athena & jnhygs – SMOKE IT OFF!" on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  9. ^ Gurrola, Marco; Money, Bri (2022-11-20). ""Lumi Athena & jnhygs – SMOKE IT OFF!" on Apple Music". Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  10. ^ "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. March 3, 2024. Archived from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  11. ^ a b "American certifications – Lumi Athena". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Smoke It Off! - album by Lumi Athena on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  13. ^ "SMOKE IT OFF! (Mega Mix) by Lumi Athena, jnhygs & cade clair on Apple Music". 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  14. ^ Zellner, Xander (2023-09-27). "10 First-Timers on Billboard's Charts This Week: Meghan Patrick, Nation of Language, Tish Melton & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  15. ^ Cusson, Michael (2013-01-21). "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  16. ^ Cusson, Michael (2013-01-21). "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  17. ^ "ICEWHORE". www.tiktok.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  18. ^ "ICEWHORE". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  19. ^ Wei, Lim How (2024-01-11). "Bye Bye Mewing TikTok Song". Followchain. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  20. ^ "Bye Bye Mewing Shh". Know Your Meme. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  21. ^ "TikTok - Make Your Day". www.tiktok.com. Archived from the original on 2025-02-03. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  22. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  23. ^ "Egoista: Love Yourself! - EP". Apple Music. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  24. ^ "EXTRAPHORIC - EP". Apple Music. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  25. ^ "CHRONOS: XIX 0024 - album by Lumi Athena on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  26. ^ Peaks on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart:
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