Lys Assia
Lys Assia
Latest Release
- Sehnsucht nach Dir
- April 2025
- • 12 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Deine Liebe | ||
| 2 | Madre | ||
| 3 | Manchmal hilft ein kleines Lied | ||
| 4 | Mich ruft die Heimat | ||
| 5 | Wenn Du Bei Mir Bist |
Albums
Jun 2022 • 7 songs
Dec 2020 • 14 songs
Feb 2019 • 15 songs
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About
Biography
The winner of the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, Swiss-born vocalist Lys Assia was born March 3, 1926, in Rupperswil, Aargau, Switzerland. She originally worked as a dancer but, at a show in 1940, she was asked to stand in for a missing singer. She agreed and performed so well that she promptly abandoned her first love for a career in front of the microphone. Establishing herself as a star throughout Central Europe, she also moved into movies, starring in such efforts as Palace Hotel in 1952 and Ein Mann Vergißt die Liebe in 1955. Hit singles during this period inc...