2018 in Lisbon. "Lie to Me" later won the national selection, and represented the Czech Republic in the 2018 contest. It finished in sixth place with 66 points from the juries and 215 points from the audience, giving the Czech Republic its best result so far in the competition. In May 2020, "Lie to Me" reached 30 million streams on Spotify, becoming the most-streamed Czech song on the platform. 2018–present: Post-Eurovision projects In April 2018, in Munich, Josef signed an international deal with Sony Music and RCA Records. In October 2018, he released the single "Me Gusta". He later appeared in the selection of “18 inspiring people of 2018” for Forbes. "Abu Dhabi", released in February 2019, was his final release for Sony Music. He was featured in an advertisement campaign for Tezenis underwear and Huawei in the same month. In April 2019, Josef performed his first headlining show, My Name is Mikolas, in a sold-out Forum Karlin in Prague, where alongside his released songs, he performed a range of unreleased singles accompanied by six African vocalists. Josef and his family later established their own independent record label, Vivienne Records. "Acapella", released in May 2019, was his first release under this label, which achieved success in Czech Republic (his first chart-topper in the country) and in Poland, where it was certified gold in February 2021. In November 2019, he released “Colorado”. In December 2019, he embarked on his Closer to You Tour in the Czech Republic. In October 2020, he released "Lalalalalalalalalala". Discography Singles As featured artist Tours Closer to You (2019) References External links Official website Facebook YouTube 1995 births Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2018 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for the Czech Republic Czech male models 21st-century Czech male singers Czech people of Austrian descent Czech people of German descent Czech people of Italian descent Czech pop singers Czech songwriters Living people Musicians from Prague RCA Records artists Models from Prague