Lys Assia
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Rosa Mina Schärer, 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
Assia in 1957
Lys Assia in October 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 1958
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1958, originally known as the Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne 1958, was the third edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on Wednesday 12 March 1958 at
Lys Assia
…the winning song, and "Das alte Karussell", another song. She returned to the contest again for Switzerland in 1957 with "L'Enfant que j'étais" and 1958 with "Giorgio" sung in German and Italian. In 2005, Assia performed at the Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest event…
AVRO Studios, Hilversum – host venue of the 1958 contest
The stage and orchestra at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958
Italy's Domenico Modugno during a performance rehearsal in the contest venue