Marius Bear

Marius Hügli, 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.