Marius Bear
Background information
Birth nameMarius Hügli
Born (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 30)
Schlatt-Haslen, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2018–present

Marius Hügli (born 21 April 1993), known professionally as Marius Bear, is a Swiss singer. He represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "Boys Do Cry".[1]

Biography

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 for six years,[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]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak positions
SWI
[10]
Not Loud Enough 20
Boys Do Cry
  • Released: 25 March 2022
  • Label: Hi-Tea
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
 5

EPs

Title Details Peak positions
SWI
[10]
Sanity
  • Released: 13 July 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
 36

Charted singles

List of charted singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
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

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Switzerland: Marius Bear will take 'Boys Do Cry' to Eurovision 2022 🇨🇭". Eurovision.tv. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ^ Tagesschau vom 08.03.2022: Hauptausgabe - Play SRF (in German), retrieved 9 March 2022
  3. ^ Roberts, Dale (4 May 2022). "Eurovision 2022: Marius Bear reveals more on his Australian connections". Aussievision. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Eurovision Song Contest - Das ist unser ESC-Kandidat: Marius Bear". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 8 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Switzerland: Marius Bear selected for Eurovision 2022". Eurovisionworld. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. ^ "First Semi-Final of Turin 2022 - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Grand Final of Turin 2022 - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Marius Bear admits struggling after Eurovision voting". ESCXTRA.com. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Marius Bear releases 'Waiting For Love' which was submitted for Eurovision". ESCBubble. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "Discographie Marius Bear". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Dutch Single Tip 21/05/2022". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  13. ^ "I can see your voice: Kandidat Marius Bear stürmt die Charts". RTL (Germany) (in German). Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Swiss Music Awards 2016: And the Winners Are..." (PDF). www.swissmusicawards.ch.
  15. ^ "MTV EMA 2022: Checkt hier alle Nominees". MTV Germany (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Swiss Music Awards 2023". www.swissmusicawards.ch (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
Awards and achievements Preceded byGjon's Tearswith "Tout l'univers" Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 Succeeded byRemo Forrerwith "Watergun"


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