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| Birth name | Marius Hügli |
| Born | 21 April 1993 Schlatt-Haslen, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland |
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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]
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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 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]
Discography
Albums
| 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 |
EPs
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWI [10] | ||
| Sanity |
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36 |
Charted singles
| 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 | |
Filmography
- I Can See Your Voice (season 1, 2020) – Mystery singer[13]
Awards and nominations
| 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] |
References
- ^ a b "Switzerland: Marius Bear will take 'Boys Do Cry' to Eurovision 2022 🇨🇭". Eurovision.tv. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Tagesschau vom 08.03.2022: Hauptausgabe - Play SRF (in German), retrieved 9 March 2022
- ^ Roberts, Dale (4 May 2022). "Eurovision 2022: Marius Bear reveals more on his Australian connections". Aussievision. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Switzerland: Marius Bear selected for Eurovision 2022". Eurovisionworld. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "First Semi-Final of Turin 2022 - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Grand Final of Turin 2022 - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Marius Bear admits struggling after Eurovision voting". ESCXTRA.com. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Marius Bear releases 'Waiting For Love' which was submitted for Eurovision". ESCBubble. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "Discographie Marius Bear". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Single Tip 21/05/2022". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Swiss Music Awards 2016: And the Winners Are..." (PDF). www.swissmusicawards.ch.
- ^ "MTV EMA 2022: Checkt hier alle Nominees". MTV Germany (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Swiss Music Awards 2023". www.swissmusicawards.ch (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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