Max Jason Mai

Slovak singer (born 1988)

Max Jason Mai

Background information
Birth name| Miroslav Šmajda
Also known as| Miro Šmajda, Max J Mai
Born|  (1988-11-27) 27 November 1988 (age 35)
Košice, Czechoslovakia
Genres| Pop, rock
Occupation| Singer
Instrument| Vocals
Years active| 2009–present

Musical artist

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]

## Life and career

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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 [cs].[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]

## Discography

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### Albums

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Solo albums

* Čo sa týka lásky (2010)
* mirosmajda.com (2013)

Albums with bands

* Terrapie (2015)
* Walda Gang - Je tu Léto (2018)
* Terrapie - TBA (2021)

### Singles

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Solo singles

* "Last Forever"
* "Baby"
* "Pod vodou"
* "Loneliness"
* "Nostalgie"
* "Každý Deň"
* "Miluj"
* "Don't Close Your Eyes" (as MAXJMAI)

Terrapie singles

* "Narkoman"
* "Do Pekla Jo"
* "Sněhurva"
* "Tam Život Je Fajn"
* "Pán Prctenů"
* "Až Roztaje Sníh"

## References

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1. ^ Max Jason Mai Slovakian singer – profile Archived 17 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine BBC News 17 February 2021
2. ^ "Slovakia sends Max Jason Mai – Don't Close Your Eyes". Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
3. ^ "Slowakei: Max Jason Mai". eurovision.de. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
4. ^ Max Jason Mai (Slovakia): 'Don't Close Your Eyes' – performed in semifinal Archived 28 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine BBC News Retrieved 17 February 2021
5. ^ a b "Max Jason Mai – Slovakia – Baku 2012". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

## External links

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Media related to Max Jason Mai at Wikimedia Commons

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Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Bratislavská lýra

Participation|

* ~~1993~~
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012

Artists|

* Martin Ďurinda
* ~~Elán~~
* Katarína Hasprová
* Kristina
* Max Jason Mai
* Kamil Mikulčík
* Marcel Palonder
* Nela Pocisková
* Tublatanka
* Twiins

Songs|

* ~~"Amnestia na neveru"~~
* "Don't Close Your Eyes"
* "Horehronie"
* "I'm Still Alive"
* "Kým nás máš"
* "Leť tmou"
* "Modlitba"
* "Nekonečná pieseň"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where Slovakia did not compete

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Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Countries|

| Final|

* Albania
* Azerbaijan
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Estonia
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Norway
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

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Semi-finals|

* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Finland
* Georgia
* Israel
* Latvia
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Portugal
* San Marino
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Switzerland

Withdrawn|

* Armenia

Artists|

| Final|

* Ivi Adamou
* Anggun
* Sabina Babayeva
* Can Bonomo
* Buranovskiye Babushki
* Kurt Calleja
* Compact Disco
* Eleftheria Eleftheriou
* Gaitana
* Greta Salóme and Jónsi
* Engelbert Humperdinck
* Jedward
* Željko Joksimović
* Kaliopi
* Ott Lepland
* Roman Lob
* Loreen
* Mandinga
* Donny Montell
* Rona Nishliu
* Pasha Parfeni
* Soluna Samay
* Maya Sar
* Pastora Soler
* Tooji
* Nina Zilli

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Semi-finals|

* Rambo Amadeus
* Anmary
* Nina Badrić
* Eva Boto
* Joan Franka
* Iris
* Izabo
* Anri Jokhadze
* Litesound
* Max Jason Mai
* Sofi Marinova
* Valentina Monetta
* Pernilla
* Sinplus
* Filipa Sousa
* Trackshittaz

Songs|

| Final|

* "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)"
* "Aphrodisiac"
* "Be My Guest"
* "Crno i belo"
* "Echo (You and I)"
* "Euphoria"
* "Korake ti znam"
* "Kuula"
* "La La Love"
* "Lăutar"
* "Love Is Blind"
* "Love Me Back"
* "Love Will Set You Free"
* "Never Forget"
* "Nije ljubav stvar"
* "Party for Everybody"
* "Quédate conmigo"
* "Should've Known Better"
* "Sound of Our Hearts"
* "Standing Still"
* "Stay"
* "Suus"
* "This Is the Night"
* "Waterline"
* "When the Music Dies"
* "Zaleilah"

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Semi-finals|

* "Beautiful Song"
* "Don't Close Your Eyes"
* "Euro Neuro"
* "I'm a Joker"
* "Love Unlimited"
* "När jag blundar"
* "Nebo"
* "The Social Network Song (Oh Oh – Uh - Oh Oh)"
* "Time"
* "Unbreakable"
* "Verjamem"
* "Vida minha"
* "We Are the Heroes"
* "Woki mit deim Popo"
* "Would You?"
* "You and Me"

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Czech Republic

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

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