Peter Maffay

An evening full of emotions and unforgettable moments: Peter Maffay and his band play ‘We love Rock'n'Roll’ at the Arena in Leipzig at the end of their sold-out 2024 tour.

Rocker Peter Maffay was the best-selling German pop star of his generation, wielding his celebrity to become a powerful advocate for antiwar efforts and an outspoken critic of domestic abuse. Born Peter Alexander Makkay on August 30, 1949, in Brasov, Romania, he was 14 when his family relocated to his parents' native Germany. Soon after, he founded his first rock band, the Dukes. After a short stint working with art manufacturer Chemigraphics and moonlighting in local nightclubs, Maffay flung himself into music full-time. His 1969 debut single, "Du," proved a career-defining smash, selling in excess of a million copies and setting the stage for his debut LP, Für das Mädchen, Das Ich Liebe. Maffay's career almost ended in tragedy in 1972, when he was critically injured in a motorcycle accident.

Wir wollten nichts wiederholen und nichts recyceln, sondern zeigen, dass wir den Hintern noch bewegen können.

So begründet Peter Maffay, dass er und seine Band zum 50. Bühnenjubiläum ein neues Studioalbum herausbringen, das erste seit fünf Jahren. Kein jubiläumsübliches Best-of, sondern 14 nagelneue Titel - ausprobiert, eingespielt und produziert in monatelanger Detailarbeit in Peter Maffays Tonstudio in Tutzing und fertig gestellt in den international renommierten Whisseloord Studios von Darcy Proper und Ronald Prent.

Peter Alexander Makkay (born 30 August 1949), known as Peter Maffay (ˌpe.tɐ.ˈma.faɪ̯), is a Romanian-born German musician, singer, and composer.

Peter Maffay (born 30 August 1949 in the Romanian town of Braşov, German: Kronstadt ; real name: Peter Alexander Makkay) is a German musician.

Maffay's career started with the publication of his first single, "Du" ("You").

Peter Maffay (* 30. August 1949 in Brașov, Volksrepublik Rumänien; bürgerlich Peter Alexander Makkay) ist ein deutscher Sänger, Gitarrist, Komponist und Musikproduzent.