Miroslav Šmajda (also known as Miro Šmajda and Max J Mai, born 27 November 1988 in
Košice
Košice ( , ; german: Kaschau ; hu, Kassa ; pl, Коszyce) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of app ...
,
Czechoslovakia
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, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
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) is a Slovak singer living in Prague. He represented
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the with the song " Running Scared" by the duo Ell & Nikki. It was the first time Azerb ...
with the song "
Don't Close Your Eyes".
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. 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 .
In November 2011, Slovak broadcaster
RTVS announced that he was picked to represent his home country in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the with the song " Running Scared" by the duo Ell & Nikki. It was the first time Azerb ...
.
Max Jason Mai (Slovakia): 'Don't Close Your Eyes' – performed in semifinal
BBC News Retrieved 17 February 2021Baku
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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.
Discography
Albums
;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
;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
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mai, Max Jason
1988 births
Living people
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Slovakia
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2012
Slovak people of Czech descent