Oska
Austrian singer (born 1996)
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Maria Burger (born 22 October 1996), known professionally as Oska (stylized in all caps), is an Austrian singer and songwriter.
22 October 1996
- Singer
- songwriter
Oska | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | OSKA |
| Born | Maria Burger 22 October 1996 Rastenfeld, Austria |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
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| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | ~2014 – present |
| Label | Nettwerk |
| Website | goodoldoska |
Career
After 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
Oska 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
Studio albums
- My world, My love, Paris (2022)
- Refined Believer (set to come out June 2025)
Extended plays
- Honeymoon Phase (2021)
- It’s Normal to Shiver (2022)
- Live at TV Noir (2023)
Singles
- 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
- 2024: April May July
- 2024: Forever Blue
- 2024: Maybe I Love You
- 2024: It Happens Either Way
- 2024: The Final Straw
- 2025: With Love, Your Clementine
- 2025: Gloria (set to come out May 2025)
Awards
- 2020: XA – Export Award at Waves Vienna[7]
- 2022: Tonstudiopreis „Best Sound“ at the Amadeus Austrian Music Awards for „Honeymoon Phase“ [8]
- 2023: Music Moves Europe Award (MME) [9]
- 2024: NÖN-Leopold in the category "Kultur" [10]
- 2025: Amadeus Awards 2025: award in the category Alternative [11]
Tours
Headlining
Forever Blue Tour
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opener |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||||
| 26. September 2024 | Salzburg | Austria | Argekultur | Doppelfinger |
| 27. September 2024 | Dornbirn | Spielboden | ||
| 28. September 2024 | Vöcklabruck | OKH | ||
| 3. October 2024 | Waidhofen an der Ybbs | Plenkersaal | ||
| 4. October 2024 | Innsbruck | Die Bäckerei | ||
| 5. October 2024 | Linz | Posthof | ||
| 10. October 2024 | St. Pölten | Bühne im Hof | ||
| 11. October 2024 | Klagenfurt | Kammerlichspiele | ||
| 12. October 2024 | Graz | Orpheum Extra | ||
| 14. October 2024 | Prague | Czech Republic | Cross Club | |
| 15. October 2024
(cancelled, due to illness) |
Warsaw | Poland | Bardzo Bardzo | |
| 16. October 2024 | Berlin | Germany | Privatclub | |
| 18. October 2024 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Vega (Ideal Bar) | |
| 19. October 2024 | Flensburg | Germany | Kühlhaus | |
| 21. October 2024 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Paradiso | |
| 22. October 2024 | Groningen | Lutherse Kerk | ||
| 23. October 2024 | Cologne | Germany | Jaki | |
| 26. October 2024 | London | United Kingdom | The Courtyard Theatre | |
| 27. October 2024 | Paris | France | Supersonic Records | |
| 28. October 2024 | Brussels | Belgium | Continental | |
| 30. October 2024 | Zurich | Switzerland | Papiersaal | |
| 31. October 2024 | Munich | Germany | Strom | |
| 1. November 2024 | Dresden | Club Puschkin | ||
| 22. November 2024 | Krems | Austria | Kino im Kesselhaus | |
| 23. November 2024 | Mistelbach | Kronen Kino | ||
| 22. April 2025 | Vienna | Konzerthaus | ||
Refined Believer Tour
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opener |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||||
| 22. Mai 2025 | Vienna | Austria | Bank Austria Kunstforum | nicht bekannt |
| 11. July 2025 | Gmunden | Salzkammergut Festwochen | ||
| 12. July 2025 | Feldkirch | Poolbar Festival | ||
| 21. November 2025 | Berlin | Germany | Prachtwerk | |
| 23. November 2025 | Hamburg | Nochtwache | ||
| 26. November 2025 | Hannover | Kulturzentrum Pavillon | ||
| 27. November 2025 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Cinetol | |
| 12. March 2026 | Salzburg | Austria | Argekultur | |
| 13. March 2026 | Munich | Germany | Milla | |
| 19. March 2026 | Linz | Austria | Posthof | |
| 20. March 2026 | Dornbirn | Spielboden | ||
| 21. March 2026 | Graz | Orpheum | ||
| 22. May 2026 | Vienna | Arena | ||