Marius Bear

Marius Hügli (born 21 April 1993), known professionally as Marius Bear, is a Swiss-Australian 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 holds an Australian passport and lived in Australia for a period. 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.

Filmography

 * I Can See Your Voice (season 1, 2020) – Mystery singer