Lys Assia(1924-2018)

Actress
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Lys Assia in Eurovision Song Contest Lugano 1956 (1956)

Lys Assia was born on 3 March 1924 in Rupperswil. Aargau, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for Oberstadtgass (1956), Palace Hotel (1952) and Les Jolies Jambes de Dolores (1957). She was married to Oscar Pedersen and Johann Heinrich Kunz. She died on 24 March 2018 in Zollikerberg, Zollikon, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland.

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Known for

Oberstadtgass

7.5

Sängerin von 'In allen Gassen wohnt das Glück'

1956

Palace Hotel

6.7

Sängerin

1952

Les Jolies Jambes de Dolores

5.8

Sängerin

1957

Ball der Nationen

Singer

1954

Credits

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Actress

Kik ind!
TV Series
- Singer
- 1965
Festival-album
TV Movie
- Singer
- 1963
Haifischbar
6.6
TV Series
- 1962–1979
Les Jolies Jambes de Dolores
5.8
- Sängerin
- 1957
Les nuits blanches
7.7
- La cantante (uncredited)
- 1957
Oberstadtgass
7.5
- Sängerin von 'In allen Gassen wohnt das Glück'
- 1956
La fée du Bodensee
5.7
- Singer (uncredited)
- 1956
Achtung! Hochspannung!
TV Movie
- Singer
- 1955
Ein Mann vergißt die Liebe
5.3
- Singer
- 1955
Ball der Nationen
- Singer
- 1954
Parade des succès
5.2
- Singer
- 1953
Die Kaiserin von China
5.4
- Sängerin
- 1953
Tele-Brettl
TV Series
- 1953
Illusion in Moll
6.8
- Singer (uncredited)
- 1952
Palace Hotel
6.7
- Sängerin
- 1952

Soundtrack

Eurovision at 60
7.0
TV Movie
- performer: "Refrain"
- 2015
Le roman de Polanski
7.1
- performer: "O Mein Papa"
- 2011
Boom Bang-a-Bang! 50 Years of Eurovision
7.3
TV Movie
- performer: "Refrain"
- 2006
Congratulations: 50 Years Eurovision Song Contest
7.2
Video
- performer: "Refrain"
- 2005
Top Ten
6.2
TV Series
- performer: "Giorgio" (uncredited)
- 2000
Eurojuorut
TV Special
- performer: "Refrain"
- 1998
St. Pauli-Landungsbrücken
8.3
TV Series
- performer: "Ein Schiff wird kommen" (uncredited)
- 1980
3ème Concours Eurovision de la chanson
7.2
TV Special
- performer: "Giorgio"
- 1958
Eurovision Song Contest Frankfurt 1957
7.1
TV Special
- performer: "L'Enfant que j'Étais"
- 1957
Oberstadtgass
7.5
- performer: "In allen Gassen wohnt das Glück"
- 1956
La fée du Bodensee
5.7
- performer: "La Fée du Bodensee" (Die Fischerin vom Bodensee)
- 1956
Eurovision Song Contest Lugano 1956
7.6
TV Special
- performer: "Das alte Karussell", "Refrain"
- 1956
Illusion in Moll
6.8
- performer: "Des Mirages"
- 1952
Palace Hotel
6.7
- performer: "Das Glück ist nicht aus der Welt"
- 1952

Personal details

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Born
- March 3, 1924
- Rupperswil. Aargau, Switzerland
Died
- March 24, 2018
- Zollikerberg, Zollikon, Kanton Zürich, Switzerland(undisclosed)
Spouses
Publicity listings
- 2 Pictorials
- 5 Magazine Cover Photos

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Trivia
In the late 1950s, she became one of the most successful singers in the German speaking countries. Her biggest hits were "O mein Papa", "Mi casa su casa" and "Wenn die Glocken hell erklingen".