Max Mutzke
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Maximilian Nepomuk Mutzke |
| Born | 21 May 1981 Waldshut-Tiengen, West Germany |
| Genres | Soul, funk, pop, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, songwriter |
| Years active | 2004–present (solo) |
| Labels | |
| Website | maxmutzke |
Maximilian Nepomuk Mutzke (born 21 May 1981) is a German singer, songwriter and television personality.
Mutzke followed this with a series of studios albums, which were released to varying commercial success, including
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),[1] a talent contest hosted in Stefan Raab's Late-Night-Show TV total. Afterwards he released his first single "Can't Wait Until Tonight" (composed by Raab), which entered the German single charts at No. 1 on 22 March 2004 and eventually met the conditions laid down for Max to be admitted into Germany's pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 as a wild-card entry.
In the televoting of the final show on 19 March 2004 Max defeated nine other competitors (including established artists like Scooter or Sabrina Setlur). A majority of 92.95% of all votes made him the German entry for the 49th Eurovision Song Contest in Istanbul, where he finished eighth with 93 points.
Thereupon the singer went back to school and passed his final high school examination, before teaming up with Raab once again to finish his self-titled solo album in summer 2004. The record, a mixture of funk, soul and pop in German and in English language, debuted at No. 1 on the German album charts and spawned the singles "Schwarz Auf Weiß", "Spür Dein Licht" and "Catch Me If You Can". From May to June 2005 Max then went on a club tour across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, before touring with Katie Melua.
His second album Max Mutzke ...aus dem Bauch was released on 8 June 2007. His third album "Max Mutzke ... Black Forest" was released on 28 November 2008.
In 2010, he co-wrote the song "I Care for You" for Jennifer Braun, who placed second in the German national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.
In 2020, Mutzke represented The Moon in the Free European Song Contest 2020 (which served as a replacement for that year's Eurovision Song Contest due to it being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic) under the name "Der Astronaut" with the song "Back to the Moon". It came in third place with 85 points.
He competed in the German national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Forever Strong",[3] ultimately coming second.[4]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | ||
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| GER [5] |
AUT [6] |
SWI [7] | |||
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1 | 18 | 12 | |
| ...aus dem Bauch |
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11 | 40 | 57 | |
| Black Forest |
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52 | — | — | |
| Home Work Soul |
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50 | — | — | |
| Durch Einander |
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28 | 54 | — | |
| Max |
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37 | — | — | |
| Colors |
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22 | — | — | |
| Wunschlos süchtig |
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24 | — | — | |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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| "Can't Wait Until Tonight" | 2004 | 1
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| "Schwarz auf Weiß" | 18
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| "Spür dein Licht" | 2005 | 79
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| "Catch Me If You Can" | —
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| "Mein Automobil" | 2007 | 28
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...aus dem Bauch | |
| "Denn es bist Du" | 79
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| "Marie" | 2008 | 24
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Black Forest | |
| "New Day" | 40
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| "Let It Happen" | 2010 | 85
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Home Work Soul | |
| "Charlotte" | 2014 | —
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| "Welt hinter Glas" | 2015 | —
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| "Unsere Nacht" (featuring Eko Fresh) |
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| "So viel mehr" | 2016 | —
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Experience | |
| "Zugabe (Show meines Lebens)" | 2018 | —
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Colors | |
| "Schwerelos" | 2019 | —
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| "Wunschlos süchtig" | 2021 | —
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| "Beste Idee" | —
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| "Dieselbe Sonne" | —
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References
- ^ a b "Max Mutzke wegen Lena wieder am ESC interessiert". Südwest Presse. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "Max: "Schätzt mich nicht zu weit vorne"". Netzeitung (in German). 15 May 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "Deutscher ESC-Vorentscheid 2024: Diese Acts sind sicher dabei" [German ESC preselection 2024: These acts are confirmed to be there]. Eurovision.de (in German). ARD. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Mancheño, José Miguel (17 February 2024). "Isaak gana el Das Deutsche Finale y representará a Alemania en el Festival de Eurovisión 2024" [Isaak wins Das Deutsche Finale and will represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Max Mutzke discography". offiziellecharts.de. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Max Mutzke discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ a b "=Max Mutzke discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Archived from the original (To access, enter the search parameter "Max Mutzke" and select "Suchen") on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Project Five's website
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