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    Lys Assia (born Rosa Mina Schärer; 3 March 1924 – 24 March 2018) was a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Assia was born in...
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  • "Refrain" is a song recorded by Swiss singer Lys Assia with music composed by Géo Voumard and lyrics written by Émile Gardaz. It represented Switzerland...
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    performers, Switzerland's Lys Assia and Luxembourg's Michèle Arnaud, performed both entries for their respective countries. Assia, as well as the Netherlands'...
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  • German-born actress Lys Assia (1924–2018), Swiss singer Lys Mouithys (born 1985), Congolese football player Battle of the Lys (1918), a battle of World...
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  • Egyptian actress and film producer Lys Assia (1924-2018), Swiss pop singer Assia Sidhoum (born 1996), Algerian footballer Assia, Batroun, a village in the Batroun...
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    1992 to 1994. 1969 is in italics to indicate the joint (four-way) win. Lys Assia, winner of the inaugural 1956 contest for Switzerland. Corry Brokken,...
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    Lugano, and won it. Switzerland won the contest again in 1988 and 2024. Lys Assia won the first contest in 1956 with the song "Refrain". She returned to...
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  • Three artists competed to represent Switzerland: last year's winner Lys Assia; Jo Roland, who participated at the national final of 1956; and Gianni...
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    1950s Lys Assia Corry Brokken André Claveau Teddy Scholten 1960s Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Claude Pascal Isabelle Aubret Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Gigliola...
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  • lines repeated in a verse or song. Refrain may also refer to: "Refrain" (Lys Assia song), winner of Eurovision 1956 "Refrain" (Mamoru Miyano song), 2009...
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    "Hallelujah" "What's Another Year?" "Making Your Mind Up" Performers Lys Assia Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Claude Pascal Isabelle Aubret Grethe and Jørgen...
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  • edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Refrain" performed by Lys Assia. Their second and, to this point, most recent victory was achieved in...
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    1950s Lys Assia Corry Brokken André Claveau Teddy Scholten 1960s Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Claude Pascal Isabelle Aubret Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Gigliola...
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    1950s Lys Assia Corry Brokken André Claveau Teddy Scholten 1960s Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Claude Pascal Isabelle Aubret Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Gigliola...
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  • Giorgio (album), an album by Giorgio Moroder "Giorgio" (song), a song by Lys Assia Giorgio Bruno, a character from the video game Time Crisis 4 Giorgio Zott...
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  • "Refrain", representing the host country Switzerland and performed by Lys Assia. Voting during the first contest was held behind closed doors, with only...
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    Switzerland's Lys Assia and the Netherlands' Corry Brokken had both represented their countries in 1956 and 1957, and were both former winners; Assia was the...
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    1950s Lys Assia Corry Brokken André Claveau Teddy Scholten 1960s Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Claude Pascal Isabelle Aubret Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Gigliola...
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  • performed and recorded by numerous artists since its debut, including Lys Assia, Siouxsie and the Banshees (on Join Hands (1979), as "Mother/Oh Mein Papa")...
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    1950s Lys Assia Corry Brokken André Claveau Teddy Scholten 1960s Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Claude Pascal Isabelle Aubret Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Gigliola...
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    to win the contest and the youngest until 1964. Following the death of Lys Assia in 2018, Boyer as of 2024, 64 years after her victory, is the longest...
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    1950s Lys Assia Corry Brokken André Claveau Teddy Scholten 1960s Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Claude Pascal Isabelle Aubret Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Gigliola...
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    finished in last place. He also composed 'C'était ma vie', performed by Lys Assia for representing Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest. She reached...
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    1950s Lys Assia Corry Brokken André Claveau Teddy Scholten 1960s Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Claude Pascal Isabelle Aubret Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Gigliola...
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  • 1950s Lys Assia Corry Brokken André Claveau Teddy Scholten 1960s Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Claude Pascal Isabelle Aubret Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Gigliola...
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  • Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1949) 2018 – Lys Assia, Swiss singer and First Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest (b. 1924)...
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  • "Mañanitas de Montmartre" by Carmen Cavallaro "Manbijou aus Paris" by Lys Assia "Mannequin aus Paris" by Vito Torriani "Marche Militaire (Danse Parisian)"...
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  • 1950s Lys Assia Corry Brokken André Claveau Teddy Scholten 1960s Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Claude Pascal Isabelle Aubret Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Gigliola...
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    1950s Lys Assia Corry Brokken André Claveau Teddy Scholten 1960s Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Claude Pascal Isabelle Aubret Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Gigliola...
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    1950s Lys Assia Corry Brokken André Claveau Teddy Scholten 1960s Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Claude Pascal Isabelle Aubret Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Gigliola...
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