Lys Assia

Lys Assia (born Rosa Mina Schärer; 3 March 1924, in Rapperswil, Aargau, Switzerland) is a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. When Assia was a young girl she was a dancer. In 1940, however, she stood in for a female singer. People who heard her singing liked it, so she changed from dancing to singing.

Eurovision Song Contest

In 1956 she was the winner of the very first Eurovision Song Contest, in which she sang for Switzerland. She had also been in the German national final of that year and returned to the contest again for Switzerland in 1957 and 1958.

In September 2011, Assia entered her song "C'était ma vie" written by Ralph Siegel and Jean Paul Cara into the Swiss national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The song, however, only came eighth in a closely fought national selection. She attended the event in Baku as a guest of honour.

In 2012, Assia again entered the Swiss national selection Die grosse Entscheidungs Show to represent Switzerland in Malmö at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "All In Your Head" featuring the hip-hop band New Jack. There were rumours of Assia representing San Marino, however it was announced on 30 January 2013 that Valentina Monetta would represent San Marino.

Podcasts:

Lys Assia, Das Sunshine Quartett U. D. Toledos

Lys Assia

ALBUMS

PLAYLIST TIME:

Goodnight

by: Lys Assia

Refrain:
Ich muß jetzt leider nach Hause geh'n
weil schon die Sterne am Himmel steh n.
Hab' tausend Dank
es war zauberhaft schön.
Goodnight
Sweetheart
goodnight.
Gib mir noch schnell einen Abschiedskuß
bevor ich jetzt von dir scheiden muß.
lösch aus das Licht
denn für heute ist Schluß.
Goodnight
Sweetheart
goodnight.
Träum' süß von zärtlichen Dingen
von der Liebe seligem Mai.
Diese kleine Melodie soll für dich erklingen
auch morgen wieder auf's neu.
Ich muO ietzt leider nach Hause geh'n
weil schon die Sterne am Himmel steh'n.
Hab' tausend Dank
es war zauberhaft schön.
Goodnight
Sweetheart
goodnight.




Latest News for: lys assia

Everything you need to know about Eurovision 2025

RTE 23 Mar 2025
It will be the third time that Switzerland has hosted the contest, having previously done so for the inaugural contest in 1956, which it won with Lys Assia's Refrain, and the 1989 contest, after Celine Dion's win in 1988 with Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi.
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