Max Jason Mai
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 "".[1]
Life and career[]
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), in 2013 second album mirosmajda.com. In 2015 he released a debut album Terrapie with his band and in 2018 album Je Tu Léto with czech legendary rock/country band . [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[]
Solo Albums
- Čo sa týka lásky (2010)
- mirosmajda.com (2013)
Albums with bands
- Terrapie - Terrapie (2015)
- Terrapie - TBA (2021)
- Walda Gang - Je tu Léto (2018)
Solo Singles
- Last Forever
- Baby
- Pod vodou
- Loneliness
- Nostalgie
- Každý Deň
- Miluj
MAXJMAI Singles
Terrapie Singles
- Narkoman
- Do Pekla Jo
- Sněhurva
- Tam Život Je Fajn
- Pán Prctenů
- Až Roztaje Sníh
References[]
- ^ 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
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Max Jason Mai – Slovakia – Baku 2012". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Max Jason Mai at Wikimedia Commons
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Slovakia
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2012
- Slovak people of Czech descent