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Lys Assia
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Lys Assia | |
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.jpg) Assia in 1957 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rosa Mina Schärer |
| Born | 3 March 1924 Rupperswil, Aargau, Switzerland |
| Died | 24 March 2018 (aged 94) Zollikerberg, Zürich, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1942–2018 |
Rosa Mina Schärer (3 March 1924 – 24 March 2018),[1][2] known by her stage name Lys Assia, was a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Assia was born in Rupperswil, Aargau, and began her stage career as a dancer, but changed to singing in 1940 where she met her first musical success in 1950 with "O mein Papa".[3][1]
- ^ a b "Lys Assia, First Lady of the Eurovision Song Contest, dies aged 94". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Eurovision's 'first lady' dies aged 94". BBC. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "«Oh mein Papa» - aus der Karriere von Lys Assia". Radio SRF Musikwelle (in Swiss High German). 28 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024.
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