1. Mykola Mykolaiovych Bortnyk, better known by his stage name Max Barskih and alter-ego Mickolai, is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter.
10 Facts About Max Barskih
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Max Barskih was raised in Kherson, Ukraine, and moved to Kyiv after his graduation.
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Max Barskih has released six studio albums, one compilation album and one extended-play.
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Max Barskih rose to fame in Ukraine and post-Soviet countries in 2008 as a participant of the Ukrainian talent show "Fabryka Zirok 2".
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In 2010, Max Barskih won his first big prize with being awarded "Best Ukrainian Act" at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
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Max Barskih had his acting debut in 2010, when he starred in Lara Fabian's musical feature film Mademoiselle Zhivago.
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In 2012, Barskih entered the Eurovision Song Contest Auditions for Ukraine with the English version of his song "Dance", but narrowly lost to Gaitana who represented Ukraine in Baku with her song "Be My Guest".
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Max Barskih has won numerous awards, including "Singer of the Year" Awards at the Baltic Music Awards 2011, the "Crystal Microphone" Awards 2011, the M1 Music Awards 2017, the GQ Men of the Year Awards 2018, the New Radio Awards 2019, the Love Radio Awards 2019 and at the Top Hit Music Awards 2020.
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Max Barskih writes his songs himself and occasionally works as a songwriter for other artists.
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Max Barskih has starred as an actor in two musical feature films.