Vico Torriani (September 21, 1920 in

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as Ludovico Oxens Torriani – February 25, 1998 in Agno, Ticino) was a Swiss actor and '' Schlager'' singer.

Life

Born in

to a family of Lombard origin, Torriani grew up in St. Moritz where he trained as a cook and pastry chef, already making appearances as a singer. He later opened a restaurant in

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and wrote cookbooks. Having won a talent competition in 1945, he toured several West European countries and in 1949 entered the Swiss charts, followed by his breakthrough in

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in 1951. The next year he made his debut on Swiss television, later also on the German ARD broadcaster, where he hosted several TV shows with numerous guest stars. In the 1950s and 1960s he also acted as an actor of musical films, operettas and musical theatre. He competed to represent Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 but lost to Margot Hielscher. From 1967 he succeeded Lou van Burg hosting the TV show '' Der goldene Schuß'' on the West German ZDF broadcaster until the production discontinued in 1970. In the 1970s he attained further success with ''Schlager'' and ''

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'' songs. Torriani received a

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lifetime achievement award in 1995.

Selected filmography

* '' My Wife Is Being Stupid'' (1952) * '' Street Serenade'' (1953) * '' Guitars of Love'' (1954) * ''

A Heart Full of Music ''A Heart Full of Music'' (German: ''Ein Herz voll Musik'') is a 1955 West German musical romantic comedy film directed by Robert A. Stemmle and starring Vico Torriani, Ina Halley and Ruth Stephan.Silberman & Wrage p.147 It was shot in Eastmanco ...

'' (1955) * '' Santa Lucia'' (1956) * '' The Tour Guide of Lisbon'' (1956) * '' The Star of Santa Clara'' (1958) * '' Robert and Bertram'' (1961) * '' I Must Go to the City'' (1962)

External links

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vicotorriani.ch
{{DEFAULTSORT:Torriani, Vico 1920 births 1998 deaths Swiss male film actors 20th-century Swiss male singers German-language singers of Switzerland Actors from Geneva 20th-century Swiss male actors ZDF people Musicians from Geneva