Artist dossier
Lys Assia
Lys Assia (Switzerland) competed at Eurovision in 1956, 1956, 1957 and 1958. Best result: #2.
Rosa Mina Schärer, known by her stage name Lys Assia, was a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Assia was born in Rupperswil, Aargau, and began her stage career as a dancer, but changed to singing in 1940 where she met her first musical success in 1950 with "O mein Papa".
- Participations
- 4
- Countries Represented
- 1
- Best Result
- 2
Eurovision Entries
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
| Year | Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 |  Switzerland | Lys Assia Giorgio
| 2 | 24 |
| 1957 | Switzerland | Lys Assia L’enfant que j’étais
| 8 | 5 |
| 1956 | Switzerland | Lys Assia Refrain
| — | — |
| 1956 | Switzerland | Lys Assia Das alte Karussell
| — | — |