Marius Hügli (born 21 April 1993), known professionally as Marius Bear, is a Swiss singer. He represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "Boys Do Cry".
Biography Marius Bear is originally from Appenzell. He has lived in Australia for a period and holds both Swiss and Australian citizenship. He studied to be a construction mechanic and has been active as a musician since 2016, studying music production at the British and Irish Modern Music Institute. He began his career as a street musician in his native Switzerland, as well as in Germany.
He released his debut EP, Sanity, in 2018. His first album, Not Loud Enough, was released in 2019.
In 2019, he won a Swiss Music Award in the category "Best Talent".
In March 2022, it was announced that Marius Bear would represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, with the song "Boys Do Cry". The song qualified from the first semi final and finished 17th with 78 points, all of which came from the jury vote. In an interview after the contest, he said that he would consider representing Switzerland at Eurovision in the future.
In October 2022, he released the single Waiting For Love, which he revealed was almost selected as his song for Eurovision.
Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions SWI Not Loud Enough Released: 13 December 2019 Label: Hi-Tea Formats: Digital download, streaming 20 Boys Do Cry Released: 25 March 2022 Label: Hi-Tea Formats: Digital download, streaming 5
Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions SWI Sanity Released: 13 July 2018 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming 36 Slowmotional Released: 10 November 2023 Label: My Crown Formats: Digital download, streaming — When We Get There We'll Know Released: 26 April 2024 Label: Hi-Tea Formats: Digital download, streaming — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles + Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP SUI LTU NLDTip "I'm a Man" 2017 — — — "Sanity" 2018 — — — Sanity "Roots" — — — "Remember Me" — — — "Blood of My Heartbeat" 2019 — — — Not Loud Enough "Come What May" — — — "Not Loud Enough" — — — "Now or Never" 2020 — — — "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" — — — "Roses" — — — Boys Do Cry "Evergreen" — — — "Boys Do Cry" 2022 32 45 30 Boys Do Cry "Waiting for Love" — — — rowspan="3" "Again" 74 — — "Mond" 2023 — — — "" — — — Am Endi wird alles guet "Butterflies" — — — Slowmotional "" — — — "Kiss Me in the Morning" 2024 — — — When We Get There We'll Know "Boulders" — — — "Forever" 2025 — — — "When We Get There We'll Know" — — — When We Get There We'll Know 2.0 "Horizon" — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Filmography I Can See Your Voice (season 1, 2020) – Mystery singer
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2019 Swiss Music Awards Best TalentHimself 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Swiss Act 2023 Swiss Music Awards Best Breaking Act
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