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Lys Assia (Giorgio)
Lys Assia
Birth Name: Schärer, Rosa Mina
Nationality:
Switzerland
Born:
1926-03-03 (92 years old)
Birth Place:
Rupperswil
Died:
2018-03-24
Music Genre:
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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".