Fernando Paggi (3 July 1914 – 14 January 1973) was a Swiss conductor and musician known for conducting the Swiss entries for three

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s. He was also the conductor of the Radio Monte Ceneri Orchestra.

Competitions

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– conducted the winning entry for host nation Switzerland,

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, sung by

Lys Assia Rosa Mina Schärer (3 March 1924 – 24 March 2018), known by her stage name Lys Assia, was a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in . Assia was born in Rupperswil, Aargau, and began her stage career as a dancer, but changed ...

; also conducted the Dutch and German entries *

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Eurovision Song Contest 1964 The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the 9th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Grethe Ingmann, Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann. Organised by the E ...

References

* * 1914 births 1973 deaths Swiss male conductors (music) 20th-century Swiss conductors (music) 20th-century male musicians {{Switzerland-conductor-stub