Person

Lys Assia

Rosa Mina Schärer (3 March 1924 – 24 March 2018), 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".

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Switzerland
Born
March 3rd, 1924
Died
March 24th, 2018
Labels
London Records
Fontana
Decca Records
AMIGA
Koch Universal Music
Last updated: December 4th, 2019·MusicBrainz

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