# Mark Forster (singer)

Mark Ćwiertnia (born 11 January 1983), known professionally as Mark Forster, is a German singer, songwriter and television personality.

## Career

Forster is of mixed German and Polish descent. His father was born in Dortmund and his mother, Agnieszka Ćwiertnia, was born in Warsaw. His mother called him Marek and in his early days as a musician used the name Marek Ćwiertnia. He grew up in Winnweiler, near Kaiserslautern (State: Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany. He later moved to Berlin where he developed a career as a singer, songwriter, pianist and composer of jingles for television including for the show Krömer – Die Internationale Show. From 2007 to 2010, he accompanied actor and comedian Kurt Krömer as a pianist sidekick.
In 2006, Forster joined the band Balboa as their frontman. He was also in Kurt Krömer's Kröm De La Kröm alongside musician Mitumba Lumbumba and in 2010 was signed to German record label Four Music where he released his albums Karton in 2012. The album was produced by Ralf Christian Mayer and coproduced by Sebastian Böhnisch and recorded in Germany, France and Spain. He toured starting February 2012 with Laith Al-Deen and promoted his album. Two minor singles from the album were released: "Auf dem Weg" and "Zu dir (weit weg)".
In November 2013, he was featured in the rapper Sido's hit "Einer dieser Steine", singing in the refrain. An even bigger hit for Forster was "Au revoir", this time with roles reversed—Forster listed as primary artist and featuring Sido—with this single being a prelude to the very successful album Bauch und Kopf in 2013. The album was certified gold and included the now-smash-hit "Au revoir" and two other follow-up hit singles, "Flash mich" and the title track "Bauch und Kopf", the latter of which won Bundesvision Song Contest 2015.
In 2015, Forster became vocalist for the musical project Eff, made up of Forster as vocalist and Felix Jaehn as DJ and music producer. The two met at an event in Vienna in 2015. Eff is a reference to Felix and Forster. Their debut single, "Stimme", topped the German Singles Chart for three consecutive weeks, also charting in Austria and Switzerland. Forster is a fan of the German football club 1.FC Kaiserslautern.
Forster made his debut on The Voice of Germany in 2017 and continued to serve as coach until 2022, where he coached the winner Anny Ogrezeanu in the same year. In 2024, it was announced that Forster would be rejoining The Voice of Germany, alongside Samu Haber, Yvonne Catterfield and new coach Kamrad.

## Discography
### Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | GER | AUT | SWI | Certifications |
| Karton | Released: 1 June 2012 Label: Four Music | 45 | — | — | GER: Gold |
| Bauch und Kopf | Released: 16 May 2014 Label: Four Music | 10 | 35 | 37 | GER: 2× Platinum |
| Tape | Released: 3 June 2016 Label: Four Music | 2 | 2 | 7 | GER: 2× Platinum AUT: Platinum SWI: Platinum |
| Liebe | Released: 16 November 2018 Label: Four Music | 3 | 5 | 8 | GER: Gold AUT: Gold SWI: Gold |
| Musketiere | Released: 13 August 2021 Label: Four Music | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
| Supervision | Released: 20 October 2023 Label: Four Music | 3 | 9 | 16 | |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | GER | AUT | SWI | Certifications | Album |
| 2012 | "Auf dem Weg" | 49 | — | — | | Karton |
| 2012 | "Zu dir (weit weg)" | 64 | — | — | | Karton |
| 2014 | "Au revoir" (featuring Sido) | 2 | 2 | 6 | GER: Diamond AUT: Gold SWI: Platinum | Bauch und Kopf |
| 2014 | "Flash mich" | 11 | 10 | — | GER: Platinum | Bauch und Kopf |
| 2015 | "Bauch und Kopf" | 15 | 59 | — | GER: Gold | Bauch und Kopf |
| 2016 | "Wir sind groß" | 3 | 18 | 16 | GER: Platinum AUT: Gold SWI: Platinum | Tape |
| 2016 | "Chöre" | 2 | 2 | 7 | GER: Platinum AUT: Gold SWI: Platinum | Tape |
| 2017 | "Sowieso" | 22 | 7 | 23 | GER: Platinum AUT: Gold SWI: Gold | Tape |
| 2017 | "Kogong" | 34 | 7 | 9 | GER: Gold AUT: Gold SWI: Gold | Tape |
| 2018 | "Like a Lion" (featuring Gentleman) | 38 | — | 64 | | Non-album single |
| 2018 | "Einmal" | 24 | 39 | 56 | GER: Gold SWI: Gold | Liebe |
| 2019 | "747" | — | — | — | | Liebe |
| 2019 | "194 Länder" | 13 | 19 | 61 | GER: Platinum SWI: Platinum | Liebe |
| 2019 | "Wie früher mal Dich" | — | — | — | | Liebe |
| 2020 | "Übermorgen" | 7 | 10 | 18 | GER: 3× Gold AUT: Platinum SWI: Platinum | Musketiere |
| 2020 | "Bist du okay" (with Vize) | 11 | 46 | 55 | GER: Gold AUT: Gold | Musketiere |
| 2021 | "Ich frag die Maus" | 88 | — | — | | Non-album single |
| 2021 | "Drei Uhr nachts" (featuring Lea) | 15 | 32 | 68 | GER: Platinum AUT: Platinum | Musketiere |
| 2021 | "Musketiere" | — | — | — | | Musketiere |
| 2022 | "Memories & Stories" | 93 | — | — | | Non-album single |
Featured in
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | GER | AUT | SWI | Certifications | Album |
| 2013 | "Ich und du" (Anna Depenbusch feat. Mark Forster) | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| 2013 | "Einer dieser Steine" (Sido featuring Mark Forster) | 4 | 12 | 8 | GER: Gold | 30-11-80 |
| 2014 | "Camouflage" (Nazar featuring Mark Forster) | — | — | — | | Camouflage |
| 2015 | "Maniac" (Victoria Conrady featuring Mark Forster) | 99 | — | — | | Dein Song 2015 |
| 2017 | "Das Original" (Prinz Pi featuring Mark Forster) | 59 | — | — | | Nichts war umsonst |
| 2019 | "Warte mal" (Fidi Steinbeck featuring Mark Forster) | — | — | 71 | | Non-album single |