Lys Assia

Lys Assia (born March 2, 1924), original name Rosa Mina Sch?rer, was born in Lenzburg?, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland.

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As a young girl she was a dancer, but stood in for a female singer in 1940. People who heard her singing liked it, so she changed from dancing to singing.

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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 (see: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956); she returned to the contest again for Switzerland in 1957 and 1958.

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March 2: March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). There are 304 days remaining....

1924: 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar)....

Aargau: Aargau (German Aargau, French Argovie, Italian Argovia, Romansh Argovia, in English sometimes Argovia) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. It comprises the lower course of the river Aar, which is why the canton is called Aargau (meaning Aar district)....

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