"Ouineta allows me to bring out things in myself that cannot come out with Marta"

BarcelonaSince she was a child, Marta Ros (La Roca del Vallès, 1996) had to live with the good girl syndrome. Years later, and tired of playing this role, Ouineta was born, a diva pop star irreverent and festive, ready to turn everything upside down. "I'm not going to be what I've been forced to be anymore," was Marta Ros' reaction. Known for putting the theme tune on the 3Cat show The Turra and for simple things like Bikini Kill and DMs, the singer's musical universe is a journey to adolescence inspired by pop icons from the late 2000s and urban culture. Ouineta will go on tour this year, starting on April 19 at the Ítaca Festival (l'Escala). She will then perform at the Embassa't Festival in Sabadell (May 17), at Sónar (June 12), at the Magnífico Fest in Lleida (June 13), at the Itaca Festival in l'Estartit (June 23) and at the Vida Festival in Vilanova i la Geltrú (July 3).

Ouineta likes to define herself as "the fairy of truth" because she feels that her songs always come "from a very sincere place." Her lyrics speak of desire, love and identity and allow her to express herself freely. "Ouineta allows me to bring out things in me that can't come out with Marta," she confesses. She debuted with the soft and electronic pop EP Ouineta23, but it was with the simple Bikini Kill, with a more clubby and mischievous sound, which went viral on social media and became popular among young people.Wild It was the first single with which I broke the sound after the EP and the rest have followed it - the artist points out - I wanted to reference the moment when pop stars Like Miley Cyrus or Britney Spears, they stop doing what is expected of them and abandon the image of Disney girls." Together with Juan Feduchi, a friend and music producer, she is always exploring new ways to experiment with pop.

Performance artist

"I make music and sing, but I don't feel like I'm singing," says Ros. The artist defines his shows as a "performance"in which singing is a small part of a "global staging" in which musical, theatrical, physical and visual elements intervene. In fact, Ros comes from the world of dance and was Rigoberta Bandini's choreographer during her time at Eurovision 2022 and the subsequent tour as 'she is a choreographer', with a purely physical and explosive live performance at the BAM 2024 of the Fiestas de la Mercè and this June she will perform for the first time at Sónar 2025. "I feel very prepared. The project came when I could take it on and I am looking forward to taking on challenges like these," says Ros.

Recently, the artist performed in Madrid, where he was pleasantly surprised by the reception from the public. "It's crazy that this happens when I sing in Catalan," says Ros. "I noticed a receptive audience, although it's true that it was a concert at 3 in the morning in a nightclub. But I get comments from non-Catalan people who like my music." Singing in Catalan is normal for the singer, who considers the voice to be an expressive instrument as "vulnerable" as the body. "It comes naturally to me to sing in Catalan because it's my language." However, she is at a time when she is interested in "playing with other languages or sounds." Ouineta thinks that pop music in Catalan is going through a good moment and admires the artists with whom she shares the Catalan scene. "There are very interesting projects, such as Fades, María Jaime, María Hein, Mushkaa, Julieta and Svetlana, with whom I have collaborated on a couple of occasions," she says.

After Ouineta's wild phase, the artist slows down with the singles DMs and Fatal, fatal. In the latter, she rebels against the expectations of romantic love and the conventions of growing up. "It's common for young people to get frustrated by the idea of growing up, because you come up against stereotypes that don't correspond to reality and you realise that it's not as easy as you imagined," Ros reflects. However, Ouineta finds in fun an "escape valve" that helps her face her fear. "When Ouineta appears, it transports me to another world," she says excitedly. The future may be uncertain, but the singer trusts her intuition and in moving forward from the freedom that play gives. "I really like that Ouineta takes me to places," explains the artist. "I've tried to never abandon the idea of play from when I was little, and that has given me freedom." Now Ros is working on her first album and hopes to "release a lot of music, reach more people and give a lot of concerts."