Lys Assia
Swiss singer
- Born
- 3 March 1924, Rupperswil
- Died
- 24 March 2018, aged 94
- Birth name
- Rosa Mina Schärer
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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