Mariella Farré (born 7 January 1963 in

Thurgau Thurgau (; french: Thurgovie; it, Turgovia), anglicized as Thurgovia, more formally the Canton of Thurgau, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts and its capital is Frauenfeld. Thurgau is par ...

as Gabriella Filomeno) is a Swiss singer of Italian descent, best known for her participation in the

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...

s of 1983 and 1985. Farré's first attempt at Eurovision came in 1981 when, as a newcomer, she entered the Swiss selection heat, only for her song "Una cosa meravigliosa" to finish sixth and last. She was to have more luck in 1983 with " Io così non-ci sto" ("I Don't Like It This Way"), which won the selection and went forward to the 28th

which took place on 23 April in

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, where it finished in a disappointing 15th place of the 20 entries. Undeterred, Farré returned in 1985 with two participating songs; a solo entitled "Oh, mein Pierrot", and "

Piano, piano Switzerland was represented by Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini with the song "Piano, piano" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, which took place in Gothenburg, Sweden on 4 May. Before Eurovision Concours Eurovision 1985 Swiss-French bro ...

", a duet with

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(himself a Eurovision veteran, having been the lead singer with Switzerland's 1977 entrants the

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). "Piano, Piano" (which despite its title was sung in German) emerged the winner and advanced to the 1985 Eurovision, held in

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, Sweden on 4 May. Farré this time got a slightly better result, 12th of 19.ESC History 1985
/ref> Farré subsequently moved into dance and choreography, which she has made into a successful career. She currently owns and runs two dance training schools in the

Aargau Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capit ...

canton of northern Switzerland.

References

External links

Mariella Farré website

"Io così non ci sto" lyrics

"Piano, piano" lyrics
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