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]
Marius Bear is originally from Appenzell.[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 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 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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" (with Stress) |
74 | — | — | ||
| "Mond" | 2023 | — | — | — | |
| "Chinder si" (with L Loko & Drini) |
— | — | — | 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 singles |
| "When We Get There We'll Know" | — | — | — | ||
| "—" 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] |
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
