Biography
Who is Mikolas Josef?
Early life and education
Mikolas Josef was born in Prague on October 4, 1995. He comes from a musical family and started playing the guitar when he was five years old. He grew up in Znojmo and a small village in south Bohemia. He has a brother named Karel and an older half-sister named Martina.
His formal schooling included time at an art school between 2006 and 2008, where he focused on guitar studies. Later, he attended a grammar school. In 2015, he completed his studies at the English College in Prague. During his teenage years, he earned a gold medal for solo acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.
Modeling and early career
Before focusing entirely on music, Mikolas worked as a model. He participated in photoshoots and runway shows for major international fashion brands like Diesel, Replay, and Prada. Eventually, he decided to leave the modeling industry because he disagreed with common professional practices in that field.
After his time in modeling, he supported himself by busking in cities such as Vienna, Prague, Hamburg, Oslo, and Zurich. He also worked cleaning a recording studio during the week. This job allowed him to gain access to the studio equipment when it was empty so he could produce his own original music.
Music career and Eurovision
Mikolas Josef launched his professional music career in 2015 by releasing his debut single, Hands Bloody. The following year, he released the song Free, which reached the top 15 charts in the Czech Republic. He also released the single Believe (Hey Hey) around that time.
In 2017, he released the song Lie to Me. This track won the national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. He performed the song in Lisbon and finished in sixth place, which was the highest result for the Czech Republic in the history of the competition. The song later accumulated millions of streams on platforms like Spotify. By May 2020, it had reached 30 million streams, becoming the most-streamed Czech song on the platform at that time.
Later projects and independent work
In April 2018, Mikolas signed an international record deal with Sony Music and RCA Records in Munich. He released the single Me Gusta later that year and the song Abu Dhabi in early 2019. He was also featured in advertising campaigns for brands such as Huawei and Tezenis.
Mikolas and his family launched their own independent record label called Vivienne Records. He released the song Acapella in May 2019, which became his first chart-topping hit in the Czech Republic and earned a gold certification in Poland. He continued releasing music, including the singles Colorado, Lalalalalalalalala, and Boys Don't Cry. In 2024, he released his first studio album titled One, followed by his second album, Two, in October of that same year.
Birthday and age
Mikolas Josef was born on October 4, 1995, which makes Mikolas 31 years old today. That birthday falls under the Libra sign. Mikolas shares the date with 60 other famous people.
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