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From Austrian Countryside to Festival Dreams: OSKA on Her New Album & Creative Journey | Fuegostine's Music Club

• Matt Firestine • Season 2 • Episode 12

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Austrian singer-songwriter OSKA (Maria) joins Matt for a heartfelt and deeply honest conversation about her new album Refined Believer, her creative evolution, and the journey from a small countryside upbringing to performing on stages with Coldplay.

Maria opens up about the cultural differences between Austria and the U.S., the challenge of being an artist in a country where music careers aren’t commonly encouraged, and how traveling to London, LA, and Nashville helped shape her artistic voice.

She shares the story behind key album moments—including the powerful track “Gloria”—and reflects on how writing this second record taught her to trust her instincts, take ownership of her vision, and embrace imperfection.

Topics include:
• Growing up in rural Austria & discovering music through siblings and YouTube
• Supporting Coldplay in front of tens of thousands in her home country
• The creative process & tarot-inspired journey that led her to London
• How Refined Believer was shaped by emotional honesty and personal upheaval
• Balancing songwriting with social media pressures as an independent artist
• The surreal experience of seeing listeners connect to her music in everyday life
• Her hopes for the future—including festival stages and a third album

This is an intimate, thoughtful look into an artist learning to trust herself, craft her own path, and bring deeply personal stories into the world.




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