MAIIJA is the project of Austrian musician and composer Marilies Jagsch, whose voice has shaped the Viennese music scene for over 15 years. After two early solo albums, she opened a new chapter in 2023: Under the name MAIIJA, she teamed up with producer Peter Paul Aufreiter (Hearts Hearts) to create songs that weave experimental pop, intimate songwriting and electronic textures into a singular sonic world. The debut I AM (Noise Appeal Records) was released in 2023; in 2026 MAIIJA returns with WHAT IF, an album that tells – in a deeply personal way – stories of vulnerability and strength, of illness and hope, of stasis and renewal – always intertwined with the question of collective responsibility in an uncertain present.