SINGER
Lys Assia
1924 - 2018
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 1956. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lys Assia has received more than 334,105 page views. Her biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Lys Assia is the 126th most popular singer (up from 129th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 73rd in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Singer.
Lys Assia is most famous for being the first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956.
Memorability Metrics
330k
Page Views (PV)
64.34
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
58
Languages Editions (L)
9.73
Effective Languages (L*)
3.24
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Lys Assia ranks 126 out of 4,381. Before her are Mercedes Sosa, Kenny Rogers, Gigliola Cinquetti, Peter Gabriel, Sylvie Vartan, and Carmen Miranda. After her are Bruce Dickinson, Marvin Gaye, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Nancy Sinatra, Thomas Anders, and Grace Jones.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
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1935 - 2009
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 120
Kenny Rogers
1938 - 2020
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 121
Gigliola Cinquetti
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 122
Peter Gabriel
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 123
Sylvie Vartan
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 124
Carmen Miranda
1909 - 1955
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 125
Lys Assia
1924 - 2018
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 126
Bruce Dickinson
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 127
Marvin Gaye
1939 - 1984
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 128
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 129
Nancy Sinatra
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 130
Thomas Anders
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 131
Grace Jones
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 132
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Lys Assia ranks 36. Before her are Sidney Lumet, Kōbō Abe, Black Dahlia, Lee Marvin, Henry Mancini, and Truman Capote. After her are Amílcar Cabral, Christopher Tolkien, Dmitry Yazov, Antony Hewish, Jin Yong, and Leon Uris. Among people deceased in 2018, Lys Assia ranks 26. Before her are Peter Grünberg, Hubert de Givenchy, Billy Graham, Ursula K. Le Guin, Burt Reynolds, and Riccardo Giacconi. After her are Arto Paasilinna, Richard E. Taylor, Jens Christian Skou, Arvid Carlsson, Robert Venturi, and Stéphane Audran.
Others Born in 1924
Go to all RankingsSidney Lumet
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2011
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 30
Kōbō Abe
WRITER
1924 - 1993
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 31
Black Dahlia
CELEBRITY
1924 - 1947
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 32
Lee Marvin
ACTOR
1924 - 1987
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 33
Henry Mancini
COMPOSER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 34
Truman Capote
WRITER
1924 - 1984
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 35
Lys Assia
SINGER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 36
Amílcar Cabral
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1924 - 1973
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 37
Christopher Tolkien
WRITER
1924 - 2020
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 38
Dmitry Yazov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 2020
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 39
Antony Hewish
ASTRONOMER
1924 - 2021
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 40
Jin Yong
WRITER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 41
Leon Uris
WRITER
1924 - 2003
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 42
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsPeter Grünberg
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 20
Hubert de Givenchy
FASHION DESIGNER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 21
Billy Graham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2018
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 22
Ursula K. Le Guin
WRITER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 23
Burt Reynolds
ACTOR
1936 - 2018
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 24
Riccardo Giacconi
ASTRONOMER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 25
Lys Assia
SINGER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 26
Arto Paasilinna
WRITER
1942 - 2018
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 27
Richard E. Taylor
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2018
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 28
Jens Christian Skou
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 2018
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 29
Arvid Carlsson
PHYSICIAN
1923 - 2018
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 30
Robert Venturi
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2018
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 31
Stéphane Audran
ACTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 32
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Lys Assia ranks 70 out of 1,015. Before her are Hans Küng (1928), Siegfried Wagner (1869), Ferdinand Hodler (1853), Richard R. Ernst (1933), Alexandre Yersin (1863), and Clay Regazzoni (1939). After her are Peter Zumthor (1943), Domenico Fontana (1543), Horace Bénédict de Saussure (1740), Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778), Alejo Carpentier (1904), and Sigismond Thalberg (1812).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsHans Küng
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2021
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 64
Siegfried Wagner
COMPOSER
1869 - 1930
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 65
Ferdinand Hodler
PAINTER
1853 - 1918
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 66
Richard R. Ernst
CHEMIST
1933 - 2021
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 67
Alexandre Yersin
PHYSICIAN
1863 - 1943
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 68
Clay Regazzoni
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2006
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 69
Lys Assia
SINGER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 70
Peter Zumthor
ARCHITECT
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 71
Domenico Fontana
ARCHITECT
1543 - 1607
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 72
Horace Bénédict de Saussure
MOUNTAINEER
1740 - 1799
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 73
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
BIOLOGIST
1778 - 1841
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 74
Alejo Carpentier
WRITER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 75
Sigismond Thalberg
COMPOSER
1812 - 1871
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 76
Among SINGERS In Switzerland
Among singers born in Switzerland, Lys Assia ranks 1. After her are Lisa Della Casa (1919), Andreas Vollenweider (1953), Anita Traversi (1937), Patrick Juvet (1950), Henri Dès (1940), Paola del Medico (1950), Paolo Meneguzzi (1976), Salvatore Licitra (1968), Francine Jordi (1977), Yves Larock (1977), and Michael von der Heide (1971).
Lys Assia
1924 - 2018
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 1
Lisa Della Casa
1919 - 2012
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 2
Andreas Vollenweider
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 3
Anita Traversi
1937 - 1991
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 4
Patrick Juvet
1950 - 2021
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 5
Henri Dès
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 6
Paola del Medico
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 7
Paolo Meneguzzi
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 8
Salvatore Licitra
1968 - 2011
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 9
Francine Jordi
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 10
Yves Larock
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 11
Michael von der Heide
1971 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 12