ALLE SAGEN LIEB DICH SELBST (release: 26.09.2025)
A heartfelt confession about the struggle with body image
The drum’n’bass-influenced pop track opens the first German-language EP by the queer Berlin-based artist with Russian-Ukrainian roots.
ALLE SAGEN LIEB DICH SELBST is a gentle approach to a fragile self – an attempt to give space to inner insecurity and self-doubt without letting them take control. In this song, MKSM reflects on the highs and lows of his journey with an eating disorder – a topic rarely heard in pop music. Especially for those perceived as male, the right words are often missing. “Does my shirt show too much? Is too much of my body visible? Do I deserve for that one person to lie next to me? Can I trust my reflection? Can I take a compliment seriously?” – tormenting questions that become constant companions.
As a queer artist, MKSM has already addressed self-acceptance and self-love on his two English-language EPs – particularly in his Pride anthem LOVING MYSELF, which made him the most-booked act at German pride events.
Now, with the switch to German, the songwriter dares to look into the darker corners: problematic body image, self-rejection, and the constant questioning of one’s own worth.
With soft, narrative, almost embracing vocals, the singer also offers a different perspective: “Believe me, I love you even if you’re not there yet.”
That’s also what it’s about: that one person who can catch you. Someone who temporarily loves you on your behalf.
The line is deliberately ambiguous – both a gesture toward another and an inner monologue. The self still stuck in illness meets the self that has begun to break free – and offers comfort from the outside in.
This is MKSM’s first release in German and thus a bold step away from his stylized English-language pop identity. More direct. Unambiguous.
ALLE SAGEN LIEB DICH SELBST addresses the societal imperative to love oneself – and admits how difficult that love can be to find.
Maybe we can’t defeat our demons. But we can learn to talk to them.
MKSM LIVE @ ZDF (2024)
READY – a pop EP full of multi-faceted QUEER STORIES
Relationships don’t always have to break up overly dramatically. READY shows the spectrum of feelings that can be expressed honestly – in an inner monologue or in an actual conversation with your ex-partner.
In the music video, MKSM and the queer comedian and actor Philipp Leinenbach show a sincere farewell to a relationship. The rustic Berlin pub GOLDENER LÖFFEL and an old television that shows the autumnal Halensee with the two protagonists form the backdrop.
READY for self-love, like in LOVING MYSELF – the track that has been named the PRIDE anthem of the year by many queer media (SCHWULISSIMO, queer BILD). In the empowering music video, queer activists like Jochen Schropp and Brix Schaumburg talk about their path to themselves.
READY for your own needs – as in the hyper-pop influenced tracks BREAKING MY RULES and USED TO DO.
READY for unconditional love, as in the acoustic LAST ONE – a GAY LOVE SONG that celebrates gay love and tells of the ups and downs of the search for it. For the music video he gets support from queer activists and influencers, like Maxi Pichlmeier and ‘Papas im Glück’, who show us their love and their lives.
The queer singer, songwriter, violinist and activist MKSM, who was born in Russia, grew up in Ukraine and lived in London, tells honest and unambiguous queer stories on his third EP. And these are just as diverse as the people who shape them.
After he had the honour to perform on the European Highlight Stage at the virtual GLOBAL PRIDE in 2020, two EPs followed. DEEZER described the singer as one of the most interesting newcomers in Germany and ARD, rbb and hr have also reported on the artist.
In 2023 and 2024, MKSM was Germany’s most booked PRIDE ACT and released a third EP with the title ‘READY’. His self-love track ‘LOVING MYSELF’ was called the ‘pride anthem of the year’ by many media outlets – in May 2024, the artist performed this song live on German television (ZDF).
The singer is currently preparing for the release of his new EP: “The new tracks tell my story as a queer late repatriate unambiguously and without detours.”
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26.04.2025 – VDK / AKTION MENSCH – OFFENBACH
03.05.2025 – KIRCHENTAG – HANNOVER
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24.05.2025 – CSD MKK – SCHLÜCHTERN
31.05.2025 – CSD OSNABRÜCK
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14.06.2025 – CSD PINNEBERG
20.06.2025 – CSD DÜSSELDORF
21.06.2025 – CSD OLDENBURG
28.06.2025 – BASEL TICKT BUNT
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19.07.2025 – CSD CHEMNITZ OPENING
20.07.2025 – LGBT CITY FESTIVAL – BERLIN
26.07.2025 – CSD BERLIN
02.08.2025 – BEETHOVENS BUNTE – BONN
09.08.2025 – CSD NÜRNBERG
16.08.2025 – CSD MINDEN
30.08.2025 – CSD ZWICKAU
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