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Maria Moss is an artist, singer, songwriter, and producer hailing from Tarragona, Spain. Her musical style blends elements of pop with Latin and Hispanic influences. She has collaborated with various international artists and producers, including Cher, Mark Taylor, Pete Maher, and Pink Panda. Moss delivers messages of empowerment, strength, and positivity through her music, which is performed in both Spanish and English.

Moss has garnered attention within the industry, attracting interest from entities such as X-Factor, Universal Music Group, AEG Presents, and OML. Her performances have taken her to Spain, the UK, and the USA, including cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, where she has graced renowned venues such as the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, Proud Camden, and Cargo. Her work has been covered by media outlets in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Latin America.

Numerous international radio stations have supported Moss's releases, including the BBC, BBC Introducing (UK), Els 40, Onda Cero, La Cadena SER, 4G con Fernandisco, Radio REC, and Radio Europea (Spain), as well as Vibrando Alto (Mexico). Print media coverage includes newspapers like El País and El Mundo, magazines such as Mente Líder (Mexico and Spain), LH Magazine, El Mundo Semanal (Spain), Lock Magazine, and Music News (UK). Additionally, Moss has been featured on television programs such as 'Late Motiv' by Andreu Buenafuente on Movistar+ and 'Tot es mou' on TV3 (Spain), as well as Aquí Entre Nos (Mexico).

In 2018, Moss was a finalist at the Primo Maggio Festival's London edition. She also collaborated with British filmmaker Marine Hugonnier, providing vocals for her documentary 'La Vijanera,' which has been screened at various festivals and museums worldwide, including the Guggenheim. Currently, Moss is involved in writing songs for other artists and producers, as well as offering singing coaching services.

The beginning
Maria Moss holds two university degrees in Journalism and Music, and has also pursued studies in drama, singing, and dancing. Her professional music career began at the age of 16 when she started working as a session singer, initially with a function band and later in studio recordings. During her teenage years, she won the 'La llave inglesa' award on the TV3 show 'Cantamania,' where she performed 'When You Believe' by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.

She furthered her musical education by taking jazz lessons at Aula Musics (Liceu de Barcelona) and studying lyrical singing at the Tarragona Conservatory. Subsequently, she relocated to Madrid, where she pursued a musical theatre course while continuing to develop her artistic skills. Later, she moved to London to study BA Creative Musicianship at BIMM London (University of West London) and began writing for other artists, producers, and DJs.

Life in London
Maria began her career as a vocal coach at the age of 18. She has provided coaching services to notable individuals such as Anu Badmus (known for her role as Nala in The Lion King musical) and Valentina Pinault (daughter of actress Salma Hayek), as well as collaborating with Cher.

In addition to her coaching work, Maria has also worked as a lyrics translator, specializing in translating songs between English and Spanish. She has coached artists to perform in Spanish with accurate pronunciation and emotional delivery.

Maria served as a vocal pronunciation coach for Cher, assisting her in achieving perfect pronunciation in the Spanish version of ABBA's 'Chiquitita'. Maria also contributed backing vocals to the song and authored several alternate versions. The release of the song was aimed at supporting Unicef's efforts in combating Covid-19.

First official LP 'Gold'
The LP was released on May 27, 2022, following several months of dedicated effort, enthusiasm, and anticipation surrounding the unique talent of the young artist from Tarragona, known for her artistic versatility.

The LP features tracks such as "Soy Soy Un Animal", "Gold", "Oro", "Nah", "Viva La Vida", "Superwoman", and "Volaré". Music videos for "I'm Only An Animal", "Gold", and "Superwoman" are now available for fans to enjoy on YouTube.

In February 2024, she released her new single 'Say'.

Influences
Artists like Alicia Keys, Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Camila Cabello, Cher, Michael Jackson, Major Lazer, Shakira, La Oreja De Van Gogh, Sia, Adele, Pink and Rihanna are a few of her inspirations.