13 things about Manhunt International Male Supermodel 2024 seventh runner-up Marcel Ignacio

Marcel Ignacio Riera competed in the 11th edition of Mister Suisse Francophone. He represented Switzerland in the 14th edition of Mister International, the ninth edition of Mister Global and the 22nd edition of Manhunt International Male Supermodel.

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BIOGRAPHY

Ignacio is a Spanish violinist and model based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He was born in Sallent, Bages, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Before moving to Switzerland, Ignacio attended the Conservatori Municipal de Música de Manresa in Manresa, Barcelona and graduated from the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu in Barcelona where he received his training as a violinist. He later attended the Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland.

On March 16, 2025, Ignacio turned 31. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. In 2002, he started playing the violin.
2. From 2013 to 2017, he studied violin at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu and was a violinist at the Jove Orquestra Nacional de Catalunya.
3. In 2017, he moved to Switzerland to have his music played in top-level orchestras and to pursue a master’s degree under the direction of Professor Sergey Ostrovsky.
4. In 2020, he joined Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland and entered the Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève to pursue a master’s degree in music performance.
5. In 2022, he visited the Philippines.
6. He won Mister Suisse Francophone 2022.
7. He is Mister International Switzerland 2022.
8. He was a Mister International 2022 semifinalist.
9. In 2023, he visited the Netherlands and Thailand.
10. He is Mister Global Switzerland 2023.
11. He was a Mister Global 2023 semifinalist.
12. He is Manhunt Switzerland Male Supermodel 2024.
13. He was Manhunt International Male Supermodel 2024 seventh runner-up.

TIMELINE

Ignacio is 6’0″ tall. Aside from music, he also loves fashion, sports, dancing, travelling and cooking. 

2010s

• In September 2013, he entered the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu and joined the Jove Orquestra Nacional de Catalunya.
• In September 2017, he left the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu and the Jove Orquestra Nacional de Catalunya.

2020s

• On August 4, 2020, he joined Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn.
• On October 1, 2020, he reentered the Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève.
• On July 9, 2022, he competed against 24 other Mister Suisse Francophone 2022 candidates at Théâtre Barnabé in Servion, Switzerland and won the title.
• On October 30, 2022, he represented Switzerland at Mister International 2022 and competed against 34 other candidates at the new Frontier Theater in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. He finished in the Top 16.
• On July 2, 2023, he crowned his successor Mister Suisse Francophone 2023 Elson Bytyqi at Théâtre Barnabé in Servion.
• In August 2023, he had a photo shoot in the Netherlands.
• On November 26, 2023, he represented Switzerland at Mister Global 2023 and competed against 35 other candidates in Maha Sarakham, Thailand. He finished in the Top 15.
• On May 26, 2024, he represented Switzerland at Manhunt International Male Supermodel 2024 and competed against 36 other models at Ayutthaya City Park in Ayutthaya, Thailand. He finished eighth and was named the seventh runner-up.