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(s) | 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]
Life and career
[edit]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]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ Max Jason Mai Slovakian singer – profile Archived 17 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine BBC News 17 February 2021
- ^ "Slovakia sends Max Jason Mai – Don't Close Your Eyes". Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Slowakei: Max Jason Mai". eurovision.de. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b "Max Jason Mai – Slovakia – Baku 2012". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
External links
[edit] Media related to Max Jason Mai at Wikimedia Commons