Marius Bear | |
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 Marius Bear in 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Marius Hügli (1993-04-21)21 April 1993 (age 32) Schlatt-Haslen,Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
Marius Hügli (born 21 April 1993), known professionally asMarius Bear, is a Swiss singer. He representedSwitzerland in theEurovision Song Contest 2022 inTurin, Italy, with the song "Boys Do Cry".[1]
Marius Bear is originally fromAppenzell.[2] He has lived in Australia for a period and holds both Swiss and Australian citizenship.[3] He studied to be a construction mechanic and has been active as a musician since 2016,[4] studying music production at theBritish and Irish Modern Music Institute.[5] He began his career as a street musician in his native Switzerland, as well as in Germany.[4]
He released his debut EP,Sanity, in 2018.[5] His first album,Not Loud Enough, was released in 2019.[5]
In 2019, he won aSwiss Music Award in the category "Best Talent".[4]
In March 2022, it was announced that Marius Bear would representSwitzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, with the song "Boys Do Cry".[1] The song qualified from the first semi final[6] and finished 17th with 78 points, all of which came from the jury vote.[7] In an interview after the contest, he said that he would consider representing Switzerland at Eurovision in the future.[8]
In October 2022, he released the singleWaiting For Love, which he revealed was almost selected as his song for Eurovision.[9]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWI [10] | ||
| Not Loud Enough |
| 20 |
| Boys Do Cry |
| 5 |
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWI [10] | |||
| Sanity |
| 36 | |
| Slowmotional |
| — | |
| When We Get There We'll Know |
| — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUI [10] | LTU [13] | NLD Tip [14] | |||
| "I'm a Man" | 2017 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Sanity" | 2018 | — | — | — | Sanity |
| "Roots" | — | — | — | ||
| "Remember Me" | — | — | — | ||
| "Blood of My Heartbeat" | 2019 | — | — | — | Not Loud Enough |
| "Come What May" | — | — | — | ||
| "Not Loud Enough" | — | — | — | ||
| "Now or Never" | 2020 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | 74 | — | — | Boys Do Cry | |
| "High Notes" | — | — | — | ||
| "Heart on Your Doorstep" | 2021 | — | — | — | |
| "Waiting on the World to Change" (with Pat Burgener) | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Roses" | — | — | — | Boys Do Cry | |
| "Evergreen" | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Boys Do Cry" | 2022 | 32 | 45 | 30 | Boys Do Cry |
| "Waiting for Love" | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Again" (withStress) | 74 | — | — | ||
| "Mond" | 2023 | — | — | — | |
| "Chinder si" (withL Loko & Drini [de]) | — | — | — | Am Endi wird alles guet | |
| "Butterflies" | — | — | — | Slowmotional | |
| "I fahre hai für d'Wiehnacht" | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Kiss Me in the Morning" | 2024 | — | — | — | When We Get There We'll Know |
| "Boulders" | — | — | — | ||
| "Forever" | 2025 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "When We Get There We'll Know" | — | — | — | When We Get There We'll Know 2.0 | |
| "Horizon" | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Swiss Music Awards | Best Talent | Himself | Won | [16] |
| 2022 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Swiss Act | Nominated | [17] | |
| 2023 | Swiss Music Awards | Best Breaking Act | Won | [18] |
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | Succeeded by |
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