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Max Jason Mai to represent Slovakia in Eurovision in Baku

Baku, March 7 (AZERTAC). On a press conference today, the Slovak public broadcaster presented the entry for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest: Max Jason Mai will represent the Central European country in Baku with Don`t Close Your Eyes!

A young and talented star will represent Slovakia this year in the Eurovision Song Contest: Max Jason Mai (MJM) was born on November 27th, 1988, and he is a rock musician, singer-songwriter and rhythm guitarist, reported the official Eurovision web-site.

He describes himself as someone who "loves people with a sense of humour and the good things in life", like music, sports, yoga, love, and nature. Talking about his music, he cites influeces by a wide range of artists, like Led Zeppelin, Whitesnake, Alter Bridge, 30 Seconds To Mars, Dream Theater, Metallica, John Mayer, Enigma, Sade, Ennio Morricone, and even Antonin Dvorak.

In Baku, Max Jason Mai will sing Don`t Close Your Eyes, the music and lyrics of which he wrote himself. The song has been produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette, and right now the official video clip is being shot - it will be presented later this week.

 

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