"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...

2018), 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,...

refrain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A refrain is a line or lines repeated in a verse or song. Refrain may also refer to: "Refrain" (Lys Assia...

first winner was the host country Switzerland, with the song "Refrain" performed by Lys Assia. The result was determined by an assembled jury composed...

third in 2024, 36 years after the second win. Lys Assia won the inaugural contest in 1956 with the song "Refrain" and returned to place second in 1958. Switzerland...

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...

the opposite occurred. The song has been performed and recorded by numerous artists since its debut, including Lys Assia, Siouxsie and the Banshees (on...

montages and Lys Assia, who won the first-ever contest on behalf of Switzerland, made an appearance performing her winning entry "Refrain." The special...

consisted of invited guests and journalists. Eleven songs were sung by Jo Roland, Anita Traversi and Lys Assia. They were accompanied by the Orchestra Radiosa...

the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Refrain" performed by Lys Assia. Their second and, to this point, most recent victory was...

February 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2019. "Lugano 1956 / Participants – Lys Assia – Refrain". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 April...

"The Code" is a song by Swiss singer Nemo, released on 29 February 2024. It has been described by Nemo as a song that details their experience with coming...

competing with the song "Voorgoed voorbij", while Assia had performed both of Switzerland's entries, "Das alte Karussell" and "Refrain", the latter of which...

(originally sung by Vicky Leandros for Luxembourg in 1972, winner); Lys Assia, singing "Refrain" (1956, winner), Sandra Kim singing "Non ho l'età" (originally...

nation Switzerland, Refrain, sung by Lys Assia; also conducted the Dutch and German entries Eurovision Song Contest 1961 Eurovision Song Contest 1964 "Fernando...

last year's winner Lys Assia; Jo Roland, who participated at the national final of 1956; and Gianni Ferraresi, and the winning song was chosen by the votes...

"Arrivederci Roma" (English: "Goodbye, Rome") is the title and refrain of a popular Italian song, composed in 1955 by Renato Rascel, with lyrics by Pietro...

the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Refrain" performed by Lys Assia. Their second and, to this point, most recent victory was...

win the Eurovision Song Contest. She returned to the UK Top 40, for the first time in 15 years, with her 1984 cover of the Smiths song "Hand in Glove"....

Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and the song won the event with a total of 534 points. In May 2022, the British news publication The Independent named the song as...

the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Refrain" performed by Lys Assia. Their second and, to this point, most recent victory was...

jurist. In 1957, she won the second edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Net als toen", representing the Netherlands. Throughout her career...

"Tattoo" is a song by Swedish singer Loreen, released as a single on 25 February 2023, through Universal. It represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest...

the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Refrain" performed by Lys Assia. Their second and, to this point, most recent victory was...

The only footage available is a Kinescope recording of Lys Assia's reprise of her winning song. No full recording of the 1964 contest exists, with conflicting...

is a song recorded by British singer Sandie Shaw, written by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter. It represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest...

the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Refrain" performed by Lys Assia. Their second and, to this point, most recent victory was...

the death of Lys Assia in 2018, Boyer as of 2024, 64 years after her victory, is the longest surviving winning singer of the Eurovision Song Contest (although...

the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Refrain" performed by Lys Assia. Their second and, to this point, most recent victory was...

Ukrainian language. They represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Stefania" and went on to win the competition, securing Ukraine's...