Mikoláš Josef (Czech pronunciation: ; born 4 October 1995), known professionally as Mikolas Josef, is a Czech singer, songwriter, music producer, music video director and choreographer based in Vienna, Austria. He represented the Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "Lie to Me" and he reached the 6th place. In April 2018, he signed an international recording contract with Sony Music and RCA Records.
Josef was born on 4 October 1995 in Prague to a musical family. He is of Czech, Moravian, Austrian, German and Italian descent. He was raised in a village in central Bohemia. His parents used to be English teachers and he graduated from the English College in Prague. He has a brother named Karel and an older half-sister called Martina and has been playing guitar since he was five years old. He grew up in Znojmo and in Kamenice (Prague-East District) a small village in central Bohemia. He first began making folk records moving on to hip hop, house and pop music influenced by folk music, creating a unique combination and style. At age 17, Mikolas began modeling professionally and took part in fashion shows for clothing brands such as Diesel (brand) and Prada.