Max Jason Mai

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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[]

  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. ^ 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

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