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
thumb|left|Mutzke in 2011
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
thumb|Mutzke performing in [[Leverkusen, November 2016]]
Studio albums
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| GER<br />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUT<br />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWI<br />
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! scope="row"| Max Mutzke
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- Released: 7 January 2005
- Label: Rare, Warner
- Formats: CD, digital download
| 1 || 18 || 12
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- BVMI: Gold
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! scope="row"| ...aus dem Bauch
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- Released: 8 June 2007
- Label: Rare, Warner
- Formats: CD, digital download
| 11 || 40 || 57
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! scope="row"| Black Forest
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- Released: 28 November 2008
- Label: Warner
- Formats: CD, digital download
| 52 || — || —
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! scope="row"| Home Work Soul
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- Released: 24 September 2010
- Label: Warner
- Formats: CD, digital download
| 50 || — || —
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! scope="row"| Durch Einander
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- Released: 14 September 2012
- Label: Columbia
- Formats: CD, digital download
| 28 || 54 || —
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! scope="row"| Max
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- Released: 12 June 2015
- Label: Columbia
- Formats: CD, digital download
| 37 || — || —
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! scope="row"| Colors
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- Released: 27 September 2018
- Label: Columbia
- Formats: CD, digital download
| 22 || — || —
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! scope="row"| Wunschlos süchtig
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- Released: 17 September 2021
- Label: Columbia
- Formats: CD, digital download
| 24 || — || —
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Singles
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|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
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! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| GER<br />