[5][6] Skichko began his television career in 2006, hosting teen-focused programs for the Ukrainian music channel O-TV, and later was a finalist on season one of Ukrayina maye talant in 2009, performing as a parody act.

After graduating in 2013 from Kyiv National Economic University with a degree in economics,[5] Skichko later began to transition into more mature roles on television while hosting the show Pidyom on Novyi Kanal from 2012 to 2013.

[7] Following Eurovision, Skichko became a contestant on the fifth season of Tantsi z zirkamy, the Ukrainian version of Dancing with the Stars.

[4][5] He ultimately was elected to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) with 50.93% of the vote, and was sworn in as a member of the ninth convocation on 29 August 2019.

[4][9][10] On 29 January 2021, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Skichko the Governor of Cherkasy Oblast.