Deceased

When Did Lys Assia Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 94

Also known asRosa Mina SchärerGenderFemaleNationalitySwitzerlandBorn03/03/1924Born inRupperswil, SwitzerlandDied24/03/2018Died inZollikonWikidataQ193687 ↗TMDb#1360674 ↗

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".

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Filmography31 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2026	70 Years of the ESC – More than MusicMovie	Self (archive footage)	102
2005	G&G – Gesichter und GeschichtenSeries	Self	81
2005	Herzlichen Glückwunsch - Die Michael Schanze JubiläumsgalaSeries	Self	81
2004	Willkommen bei Carmen NebelSeries	Self	80
2003	ZIBBSeries	Self	79
2003	Menschen bei MaischbergerSeries	Self	79
2001	AeschbacherSeries	Self	77
2000	Menschen der WocheSeries	Self	76
1998	The Johannes B. Kerner ShowSeries	Self	74
1998	Die Krone der VolksmusikSeries	Self	74
1994	Eurovizija.LTSeries	1956 Winner(archive footage)	70
1979	NDR Talk ShowSeries	Self	55
1975	Musik ist TrumpfSeries	Self	51
1971	Dalli DalliSeries	Self	47
1964	Gut gefragt ist halb gewonnenSeries	Self	40
1962	HaifischbarSeries	Self	38
1961	Musik aus Studio BSeries	Self	37
1961	Werner Müllers SchlagermagazinSeries	Self	37
1961	Schlager von morgen?Series	Self	37
1957	Aktuelle SchaubudeSeries	Self	33
1957	Le Notti BiancheMovie	La Cantante (uncredited)	33
1957	Zum blauen BockSeries	Self	33
1957	Es wird alles wieder gutMovie	—	33
1956	Eurovision Song ContestSeries	Self - Contestant	32
1955	Ein Mann vergißt die LiebeMovie	Sängerin	31
1954	Ball of the NationsMovie	Sängerin	30
1954	Bitte recht freundlichSeries	Self	30
1953	Wer gegen wen - ferngesehenSeries	Self	29
1953	SchlagerparadeMovie	herself	29
1952	Palace HotelMovie	Sängerin	28
1952	Illusion in MollMovie	Singer	28