Maximilian Mutzke

Maximilian Nepomuk Mutzke (born 21 May 1981) is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. He gained public interest in early 2004 when he won SSDSGPS, a talent contest hosted in Stefan Raab's late-night show TV total. Mutzke subsequently qualified for and won the national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, Germany 12 Points!, and thus represented Germany with his debut single "Can't Wait Until Tonight" that year, eventually finishing eighth in a field of 24 participants. Meanwhile, "Can't Wait Until Tonight" debuted atop the German singles chart and became a top five hit in Austria and Switzerland. His eponymous debut album, a mixture of soul and pop songs in German and English language, was released in January 2005 and also reached number one in Germany, where it was certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).

Mutzke followed this with a series of studios albums, which were released to varying commercial success, including ...aus dem Bauch (2007), Black Forest (2008), Home Work Soul (2010), Durch Einander (2012), Max (2015) and Colors (2018). In 2014, he represented Baden-Württemberg at the Bundesvision Song Contest 2014, where he finished seventh with his song "Charlotte". In 2019, Mutzke won the debut season of the German edition of the international music game show The Masked Singer. For his work as a recording artist, Mutzke has won several high-profile prizes such as the 1LIVE Krone and the Goldene Stimmgabel. Beyond his music career, he has been featured as a coach on the reality competition television series Dein Song.

Career

Mutzke started his career in a funk band called Project Five. He gained public interest in spring 2004 when he won SSDSGPS (Stefan sucht den Super-Grand-Prix-Star), ultimately coming second.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Peak positions Certifications GER AUT SWI Max Mutzke Released: 7 January 2005 Label: Rare, Warner Formats: CD, digital download 1 18 12 BVMI: Gold ...aus dem Bauch Released: 8 June 2007 Label: Rare, Warner Formats: CD, digital download 11 40 57 Black Forest Released: 28 November 2008 Label: Warner Formats: CD, digital download 52 — — Home Work Soul Released: 24 September 2010 Label: Warner Formats: CD, digital download 50 — — Durch Einander Released: 14 September 2012 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download 28 54 — Max Released: 12 June 2015 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download 37 — — Colors Released: 27 September 2018 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download 22 — — Wunschlos süchtig Released: 17 September 2021 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download 24 — —

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album GER AUT SWI "Can't Wait Until Tonight" 2004 GER: Platinum Max Mutzke "Schwarz auf Weiß" "Spür dein Licht" 2005 "Catch Me If You Can" "Mein Automobil" 2007 ...aus dem Bauch "Denn es bist Du" Lissi und der wilde Kaiser OST "Marie" 2008 Black Forest "New Day" "Let It Happen" 2010 Home Work Soul "Charlotte" 2014 non-album release "Welt hinter Glas" 2015 Max "Unsere Nacht" (featuring Eko Fresh) "So viel mehr" 2016 Experience "Zugabe (Show meines Lebens)" 2018 Colors "Schwerelos" 2019 non-album release "Wunschlos süchtig" 2021 Wunschlos süchtig "Beste Idee" "Dieselbe Sonne"