Lys Assia

Lys Assia
Lys Assia (2009)
Background information
Birth name	Rosa Mina Schärer
Born	3 March 1924 (1924-03-03)
Origin	Aargau, Switzerland
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1942–present

Lys Assia (born Rosa Mina Schärer on 3 March 1924, Rupperswil, Aargau, Switzerland) is a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. When Lys Assia was a young girl she was a dancer. In 1940, however, she stood in for a female singer. 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 and returned to the contest again for Switzerland in 1957 and 1958.

In September 2011, Assia entered her song "C'était ma vie" written by Ralph Siegel and Jean Paul Cara into the Swiss national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The song, however, only came eighth in a closely fought national selection.

Discography

• Oh Mein Papa
• Ein kleiner goldner Ring
• Refrain(s)
• Das alte Karussell
• Holland Mädel
• Jolie Jacqueline
• L'enfant que j'étais
• Giorgio
• C'était ma vie

External links

• Official homepage

References

Awards and achievements
Preceded by None	Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1956	Succeeded by Corry Brokken with "Net als toen"
Preceded by Debut entry	Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 with "Das alte Karussell" and "Refrain" 1957 with "L'enfant que j'étais", 1958 with "Giorgio"	Succeeded by Christa Williams with "Irgendwoher"