Lys Assia

Lys Assia
Assia in 1957
Assia in 1957
Background information
Birth nameRosa Mina Schärer
Born(1924-03-03)3 March 1924
Rupperswil, Aargau, Switzerland
Died24 March 2018(2018-03-24) (aged 94)
Zollikerberg, Zürich, Switzerland
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1942–2018

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]

  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.
  2. ^ "Eurovision's 'first lady' dies aged 94". BBC. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. ^ "«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.