Eurovision winner Lys Assia has passed away at the age of 94. Lys won the very first contest in 1956 with the song “Refrain”.
Eurovision legend
After winning the contest in 1956, Lys took part in the contest again the next two years. In 1957 she represented Switzerland with “L’enfant que j’étais” and finished eight.
Lys returned to the contest again in 1958 and sang the song “Giorgio”. Then she finished second.
She tried to return to the contest again two times, in 2012 and 2013. In 2012 she sang the song “C’était ma vie” in the final of Switzerland’s national selection. In 2013 she took part in Switzerland’s national selection again with the song “All In Your Head”.
On the recent years Lys has been present on the contests. In 2013 she was a special guest on the show and was seen chatting with the host Petra Mede in the green room.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyLsMo2EcTU
On behalf of the ESCXTRA Team, we would like to offer our condolences to Lys’s friends and family at this difficult time.
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