Lys Assia

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Lys Assia (born March 3, 1926, original name Rosa Mina Schärer) is a Swiss pop singer. She was born in Lenzburg, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland.

As a young girl she was a dancer, but stood in for a female singer in 1940. People who heard her singing liked it, so she changed from dancing to singing.

In 1956 she was the winner of the very first Eurovision Song Contest, in which she sang for Switzerland. She had also been in the German national final of that year (see: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956); she returned to the contest again for Switzerland in 1957 and 1958.

She still continues to perform music, and appears at Eurovision events and conventions.

[edit] Songography

  • "Oh Mein Papa"
  • "Ein kleiner goldner Ring"
  • "Refrain"
  • "Das alte Karussell"
  • "Holland Mädel"
  • "Jolie Jacqueline"
  • "L'enfant que j'étais"
  • "Giorgio"
  • "Die Glocken Hell Erklingen"
  • "Golodrina"

[edit] Filmography

  • Ein Mann Vergißt Die Liebe (1955)
  • Schlager Parade

[edit] External links

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Eurovision winners
1950s Lys Assia • Corry Brokken • André Claveau • Teddy Scholten
1960s Jacqueline Boyer • Jean-Claude Pascal • Isabelle Aubret • Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann • Gigliola Cinquetti • France Gall • Udo Jürgens • Sandie Shaw • Massiel • Frida Boccara • Lenny Kuhr • Lulu • Salomé
1970s Dana • Séverine • Vicky Leandros • Anne-Marie David • ABBA • Teach-In • Brotherhood of Man • Marie Myriam • Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta • Gali Atari & Milk and Honey
1980s Johnny Logan • Bucks Fizz • Nicole • Corinne Hermès • Herreys • Bobbysocks • Sandra Kim • Johnny Logan • Celine Dion • Riva
1990s Toto Cutugno • Carola • Linda Martin • Niamh Kavanagh • Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan • Secret Garden • Eimear Quinn • Katrina and the Waves • Dana International • Charlotte Nilsson
2000s Olsen Brothers • Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL • Marie N • Sertab Erener • Ruslana • Elena Paparizou • Lordi
Preceded by
None		 Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
1956		 Succeeded by
Corry Brokken
Preceded by
None		 Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1956-1958		 Succeeded by
Christa Williams
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