Maximilian Nepomuk Mutzke, better known as Max, is a German singer and drummer who represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul with the song Can't Wait Until Tonight, which finished in eighth place.
He started his career in a funk band called "Project Five". He gained public interest in spring 2004 when he won "Stefan sucht den Super-Grand-Prix-Star)", a talent contest hosted in Stefan Raab's Late-Night-Show "TV Total".
After the Contest, 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 #1 on the German album charts.. From May to June 2005 Max then went on a club tour across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, before touring with Katie Melua.
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 2019, he participated in the first series of the German version of The Masked Singer as the Astronaut. He won the series.
He made another attempt to represent Germany in 2024 with the song "Forever Strong", finishing in 2nd place in the national final.
