Oska

Austrian singer (born 1996)

Oska

Background information
Birth name| Maria Burger
Also known as| OSKA
Born|  (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28)
Rastenfeld, Austria
Genres|

* Pop

Occupations|

* Singer
* songwriter

Instrument(s)| Vocals, Guitar
Years active| ~2014 – present
Labels| Nettwerk
Website| goodoldoska.com

Musical artist

Maria Burger (born 22 October 1996), known professionally as Oska (stylized in all caps), is an Austrian singer and songwriter.

## Career

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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

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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

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### Studio albums

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* My world, My love, Paris (2022)
* Refined Believer (set to come out June 2025)

### Extended plays

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* Honeymoon Phase (2021)
* It’s Normal to Shiver (2022)
* Live at TV Noir (2023)

### Singles

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* 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

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* 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

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### Headlining

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#### Forever Blue Tour

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Date  | City  | Country  | Venue  | Opener

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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

[12][13][14][15][16]

#### Refined Believer Tour

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Date  | City  | Country  | Venue  | Opener

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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

[17][18][19][20]

## External links

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* official website of OSKA
* Oska on Discogs
* Oska on Instagram

## References

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1. ^ Konvoi. "OSKA" (in German). Konvoi Artist Management & Booking. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
2. ^ "OSKA" (in German). Konvoi Artist Management & Booking. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
3. ^ "OSKA im Vorprogramm von Coldplay" (in German). Soundportal. February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
4. ^ Teresa Sturm (February 21, 2020). "Sängerin OSKA: "Es gibt keinen Plan B"" (in German). Kurier. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ "OSKA". Retrieved February 24, 2022.
7. ^ "Waves Vienna - XA - Export Award". www.wavesvienna.com. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
8. ^ "22. Amadeus Awards: Josh und RAF Camora unter den Genre-Gewinnern". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved April 20, 2025.
9. ^ "OSKA wins the Music Moves Europe Award 2023". JAM MUSIC LAB Private University. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
10. ^ NÖN editorial, NÖN Redaktion (November 19, 2024). "Der NÖN-Leopold 2024: Das sind die Gewinner". NOEN. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
11. ^ "Das waren die Amadeus Awards 2025 - AKM/austro mechana". www.akm.at (in German). March 10, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
12. ^ "Instagram". Retrieved March 10, 2025.
13. ^ "Instagram". Retrieved March 10, 2025.
14. ^ "Instagram". Retrieved March 10, 2025.
15. ^ "Instagram". Retrieved March 10, 2025.
16. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
17. ^ "Instagram". Retrieved March 10, 2025.
18. ^ "Instagram". Retrieved March 24, 2025.
19. ^ "Instagram". Retrieved March 24, 2025.
20. ^ "Tickets - Kunstforum Wien". Retrieved March 24, 2025.