Filiah

Filiah writes the kind of songs that feel as if someone just turned on a bedside lamp in a dark room, illuminating things you didn’t know you needed to feel. Her songs are deeply personal, yet carry a quiet sense of familiarity, like talking to a good, old friend where shame is never part of the conversation. “I want my songs to feel like a little home,” she says. “A place where you can feel safe, understood, and cared for, even just for a moment.” The Vienna-based singer-songwriter grew up in a small town surrounded by records and poetry. Teaching herself guitar at a young age, she learned early on that music was her best attempt at understanding herself and the world around her. That foundation still guides her work today: intimate storytelling wrapped in melodies that stick, and a voice that can feel tender and immediate one moment, then powerful and soaring the next. Her self-produced debut album, For Someone (2022), was an unguarded look at loss and reassembly, quietly building a small, yet devoted audience. A reflective hiatus followed, but 2025 marked a transformative return. Now signed to Viennese indie label Ink Music, Filiah made her comeback, shifting her sound to a more sparkly, pop character while still honoring her folky roots with the Sad Girl With A Punchline EP. It's title track, introspective yet defiantly bold, has become a quiet anthem for those navigating their own contradictions: soft yet strong, assumably quiet yet self-assured. Press and tastemakers have taken notice, describing her music “as if it comes out of a shadow and wraps you in light”- a phrase that mirrors how her songs unfold: slowly, honestly, then all at once. With new music on the way and a growing live presence, Filiah continues to craft songs that feel both deeply personal and widely resonant- a safe, musical home where softness, strength, wit, and reflection all live together and every listener is invited in.