Mark Forster Biography: Age, Wife, Son, Net Worth, Songs, Albums, Career

Mark Forster is a German pop singer, songwriter and television personality who moved from Berlin’s indie circles into mainstream success with radio-friendly hits and high-energy live shows.

His breakthrough arrived as the featured vocalist on Sido’s Einer dieser Steine in late 2013, followed by his own smash single Au revoir and the album Bauch und Kopf, which later won the 2015 Bundesvision Song Contest.

He has since stacked multi-platinum singles such as Chöre, Wir sind groß, 194 Länder and Übermorgen, while serving as a coach on The Voice of Germany and The Voice Kids.

Profile

• Full name: Mark “Forster” Ćwiertnia
• Date of birth: 11 January 1983
• Age: 42 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Kaiserslautern, West Germany
• State/region of origin: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
• Nationality: German (of mixed German and Polish descent)
• Profession: Singer, songwriter, television personality
• Height: 1.85 m (6′ 0¾″)
• Parents: Mother: Agnieszka Ćwiertnia (Polish, born in Warsaw); Father: German, from Dortmund
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: Lena Meyer-Landrut (m. 2020)
• Children: One son, born in February 2021
• Relationship status: Married
• Ethnicity: German and Polish descent
• Net worth: €6 million

Early Life and Education

Mark Forster bow at the age of 42, was born on 11 January 1983 in Kaiserslautern and grew up in Winnweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate. His mother is Polish; his father is German. His father left the family, and Mark was raised primarily by his mother, who called him “Marek.” Because of this bilingual upbringing, he speaks both German and some Polish, although he has said his Polish is at a childhood level.

In his early career, rather than following a traditional academic route, Mark immersed himself in music, writing jingles for television and engaging in Berlin’s indie music circles.

Personal Life

Mark Forster keeps his personal life relatively private. He is a fan of the football club 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He married fellow German pop singer Lena Meyer-Landrut in 2020. The two first met during their work together on The Voice Kids. Their son was born in February 2021.

Career

Early work & Berlin period:

After moving to Berlin, he composed jingles for television (for example for Krömer – Die Internationale Show). He fronted the band Balboa starting in 2006. He also accompanied comedian Kurt Krömer as a pianist and collaborator in Kröm De La Kröm from around 2007 to 2010.

Breakthrough & solo albums:

He signed with the label Four Music and released his debut album Karton in 2012 (preceded by the singles Auf dem Weg and Zu dir (weit weg)). After being featured on Sido’s Einer dieser Steine (2013), his solo single Au revoir (featuring Sido) became a major hit and served as the lead for his album Bauch und Kopf (2014). Bauch und Kopf won the Bundesvision Song Contest for Rhineland-Palatinate in 2015.

He continued with further albums: Tape (2016), Liebe (2018), Musketiere (2021) and Supervision (2023). Over his career, he has sold more than 7.9 million records (with over 7.5 million in Germany alone) per the German discography records. His single Au revoir sold over 1,045,000 units, making it one of the best-selling singles in Germany. He was part of the duo project Eff (with producer Felix Jaehn). Their debut single Stimme topped the German charts for three weeks.

Television roles:

He served as a coach on The Voice Kids (Germany) from 2015 onward. In 2017, he joined the coaching panel of The Voice of Germany, replacing Andreas Bourani.

He stayed in that role through 2022, helping coach the 2022 winner Anny Ogrezeanu. In 2024, he returned again as a coach. He has also appeared on Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert (as participant 2017, host 2018) and The Piano (VOX, 2024).

Awards & recognitions

• Winner of Bundesvision Song Contest, representing Rhineland-Palatinate with Bauch und Kopf (2015)
• German Television Award team award for The Voice of Germany (2018) (as part of the production/team)

Net worth

Mark Forster’s net worth is around €6 million, with most earnings drawn from hit recordings, touring, television coaching roles and brand-supported media releases.

Social Media

• Instagram: @markforsterofficial
• Twitter/X: @forstermusic
• YouTube: Mark Forster Official

Filmography

• The Voice Kids (coach, various seasons beginning 2015)
• The Voice of Germany (coach 2017–2022, 2024)
• Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert (participant 2017; host 2018)
• The Piano (VOX, 2024)

Discography

• Karton (2012)
• Bauch und Kopf (2014)
• Tape (2016)
• Liebe (2018)
• Musketiere (2021)
• Supervision (2023)