[2][3] Max Barskih rose to fame in Ukraine and post-Soviet countries in 2008 as a participant of the Ukrainian talent show "Fabryka Zirok 2" (Star Factory 2).

[6][7] Max Barskih also had his acting debut in 2010, when he starred in Lara Fabian's musical feature film Mademoiselle Zhivago (that was published in 2013).

[17] Forbes Magazine USA and Vogue Ukraine called Barskih "the internationally most successful Russian language singer".

[18][19] Throughout his career, Barskih has worked closely with Alan Badoev, who is his producer[20][21] and has also directed most of his music videos.

[31] In summer 2023, he started a world tour in support of Ukraine from Lisbon.