Max Jason Mai is the Eurovision stage name of Miroslav Šmajda. He was born in 1988 in Slovakia’s second city of Košice.
He came to prominence in the first series of the talent show Česko Slovenská Superstar in 2009. During the series, he performed covers of songs by Led Zeppelin and Michael Jackson, and also former Eurovision performers Elán (Slovakia 1993) and Karel Gott (Austria 1968). He eventualy finished runner-up to Czech singer Martin Chodúr.
Max/Miro will be assisted on stage by his band My.RO.
