Career
He was raised in the town of Kherson, Ukraine, and moved to Kiev after his graduation. In 2008, Max Barskih made his debut in performing on the Ukrainian talent show "Fabrika Sirok 2" (Star Factory 2). In 2010, Max Barskih was nominated the best performer on the Ukrainian version of Music Television Europe Music Awards.
Barskih throughout his career has worked closely with the Ukrainian director Alan Badoev, who has directed most of his music videos.
Barskih"s videos have gained popularity in the Commonwealth of Independent States nations. The director preferred to use a variety of visual effects in order to gain such popularity such as in the song "Lost in Love | Теряю тебя" which was released in 3D format in the Commonwealth of Independent States nations.
August 9 Max Barskih was named "Singer of the Year" at the annual award ceremony of the "Crystal Microphone". In 2012, he entered the Eurovision Song Contest Auditions for Ukraine with the English version of his song "Dance" but inevitably lost to Gaitana who represented Ukraine in Baku with her song "Be My Guest".