Max 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''.
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