Max Jason Mai | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Miroslav Šmajda |
Also known as | Miro Šmajda, Max J Mai |
Born | Košice, Czechoslovakia | 27 November 1988
Genres | Pop, rock |
Occupation | Singer |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2009–present |
Miroslav Šmajda (also known as Miro Šmajda and Max J Mai, born 27 November 1988 in Košice, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak singer living in Prague. He represented Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Don't Close Your Eyes".[1]
Šmajda grew up in eastern Slovakia with his mom, his father is Czech. Šmajda finished in second place in the Czech and Slovak casting show SuperStar in 2009.[2] In November 2010, he released his first solo album Čo sa týka lásky (Regarding Love) and in 2013 his second album mirosmajda.com. In 2015 he released a debut album Terrapie with his band Terrapie and in 2018 album Je Tu Léto with Czech legendary rock/country band Walda Gang .[3]
In November 2011, Slovak broadcaster RTVS announced that he was picked to represent his home country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.[4][5] In Baku he sang his song "Don’t Close Your Eyes" under his stage name Max Jason Mai, and finished in 18th (last) place in his semi-final, thus failing to make the grand final.[5]
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