Marius Bear | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Marius Hügli |
Born | Schlatt-Haslen, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland | 21 April 1993
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Years active | 2016–present |
Marius Hügli (born 21 April 1993), known professionally as Marius Bear, is a Swiss-Australian singer. He represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song " Boys Do Cry". [1]
Marius Bear is originally from Appenzell. [2] He holds an Australian passport and lived in Australia for a period. [3] He studied to be a construction mechanic and has been active as a musician since 2016, [4] studying music production at the British 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 a Swiss Music Award in the category "Best Talent". [4]
In March 2022, it was announced that Marius Bear would represent Switzerland 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 single Waiting For Love, which he revealed was almost selected as his song for Eurovision. [9]
Title | Details | Peak positions |
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SWI [10] | ||
Not Loud Enough |
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20 |
Boys Do Cry |
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5 |
Title | Details | Peak positions |
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SWI [10] | ||
Sanity |
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36 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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SUI [10] |
LTU [11] |
NLD Tip [12] | |||
" I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | 2020 | 74 | — | — | Non-album single |
" Boys Do Cry" | 2022 | 32 | 45 | 30 | Boys Do Cry |
"Again" (with Stress) | 74 | — | — | Non-album single |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Swiss Music Awards | Best Talent | Himself | Won | [14] |
2022 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Swiss Act | Nominated | [15] | |
2023 | Swiss Music Awards | Best Breaking Act | Won | [16] |