Maria Burger (born 1996), known professionally as Oska (stylized in all caps), is an Austrian singer and songwriter.
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| Birth name | Maria Burger |
| Born | October 22, 1996 Rastenfeld, Austria |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Labels | Nettwerk |
Career
editAfter graduating from high school, the then 18-year-old Oska went to Vienna to do street music. On her mother's advice, she also studied pop and jazz singing there.[1] In mid-2020, she signed her first record deal with the Canadian label Nettwerk. With her debut EP "Honeymoon Phase" (2021), she won the "Best Sound" recording studio award at the Amadeus Austrian Music Awards in April 2022. A few months earlier, she had released her debut album "My world, My love, Paris". She accompanied, among others, Milow, Tom Odell, Stu Larsen, HAEVN and Matt Simons on tour.[2] In August 2024 she will appear as the opening act for Coldplay in Vienna's Ernst-Happel-Stadion for four days.[3]
Personal life
editOska grew up with her four older siblings in Rastenfeld, Lower Austria (Krems-Land District).[4] The inspiration for her stage name came from her eldest brother "Oskar", with whom she also wrote her first song.[5] She taught herself to play the guitar in her youth.[6]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- My world, My love, Paris (2022)
Extended plays
edit- Honeymoon Phase (2021)
- It’s Normal to Shiver (2022)
- Live at TV Noir (2023)
Singles
edit- 2020: Come Home
- 2020: Distant Universe (Live Acoustic Session)
- 2020: Honeymoon Phase / Wide Awake & Dreaming
- 2021: In the Bleak Midwinter
- 2022: Hallucinating (It's Normal to Shiver Version)
- 2022: Too Nobody (It's Normal to Shiver Version)
- 2022: Misunderstood (It's Normal to Shiver Version)
- 2023: pretty by night (from the Amazon Original Motion Picture "Silver and the Book of Dreams")
- 2024: Like a Song
References
edit- ^ Konvoi. "OSKA" (in German). Konvoi Artist Management & Booking. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "OSKA" (in German). Konvoi Artist Management & Booking. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "OSKA im Vorprogramm von Coldplay" (in German). Soundportal. February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Teresa Sturm (February 21, 2020). "Sängerin OSKA: "Es gibt keinen Plan B"" (in German). Kurier. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ Isabella Klebinger und Michael Franz Woels (November 2, 2020). ""SONGSCHREIBEN IST FÜR MICH DAS SCHÖNSTE VON ALLEM." – OSKA IM MICA-INTERVIEW" (in German). mica - music austria. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "OSKA". Retrieved February 24, 2022.