Editing Lys Assia (section)

==Eurovision Song Contest==
In {{Escyr|1956}}, she was the winner of the first [[Eurovision Song Contest]], in which she sang for Switzerland with the song "[[Refrain (Lys Assia song)|Refrain]]".<ref name="EurovisionEBU20180326"/> She returned to the contest again for Switzerland in {{Escyr|1957}} with "L'Enfant que j'étais" and {{Escyr|1958}} with "Giorgio" sung in Italian.<ref name="EurovisionEBU20180326"/><ref name="eurovisionworld.com">{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/1958/switzerland|title=Eurovision 1958 Switzerland: Lys Assia – "Giorgio"|publisher=eurovisionworld.com|access-date=24 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325171249/https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/1958/switzerland|archive-date=25 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In {{Escyr|2005}}, Assia performed at the ''[[Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest]]'' event.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43530154|title=Eurovision's 'first lady' dies aged 94|date=25 March 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327001800/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43530154|archive-date=27 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In {{Escyr|2009}}, together with the previous year's winner [[Dima Bilan]], Assia presented the Eurovision trophy to that year's winner [[Alexander Rybak]].

[[File:LysAssia2012october.jpg|thumb|left|Lys Assia in October 2012]]
In September 2011, Assia entered her song "C'était ma vie", written by [[Ralph Siegel]] and [[Jean Paul Cara]], into the [[Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012|Swiss national selection ''Die grosse Entscheidungs Show'']] for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2012]] in [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]].<ref name="EurovisionEBU20180326"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/17675 |website=esctoday.com |title=First Eurovision winner Lys Assia submitted a song in the Swiss selection |access-date=23 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101223810/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/17675 |archive-date=1 January 2012 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="C'était ma vie">{{cite news |language=fr |url=http://www.rts.ch/archives/tv/information/journal/4880509-lys-assia.html |title=Lys Assia |work=Les archives de la Radio télévision suisse |publisher=[[Radio télévision suisse]] |date=6 November 2011 |agency=Le projet de numérisation des archives de la RTS |quote=Document |access-date=23 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325134403/http://www.rts.ch/archives/tv/information/journal/4880509-lys-assia.html |archive-date=25 March 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> The song came eighth in a closely fought national selection. She attended the event in Baku as a guest of honour.<ref name="EurovisionEBU20180326"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Verena|last=Teuber|url=http://www.eurovisionary.com/eurovision-news/eurovision-weekend-held-berlin-3rd-5th-august|title=Eurovision weekend held in Berlin from 3 August-5 August|website=OGAE Germany|date=1 July 2012|access-date=25 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201133646/https://www.eurovisionary.com/eurovision-news/eurovision-weekend-held-berlin-3rd-5th-august|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, Assia again submitted a song to the [[Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013|Swiss national selection]] to represent Switzerland in [[Malmö]], [[Sweden]] at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2013]] with the song "All in Your Head" featuring the hip-hop rap group New Jack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://escxtra.com/2012/09/lys-assias-2013-entry-previewed/ |title=Switzerland: Lys Assia's 2013 entry previewed |work=escXtra |access-date=19 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104043432/http://escxtra.com/2012/09/lys-assias-2013-entry-previewed/ |archive-date=4 November 2012}}</ref> This entry, however, was not chosen to compete at the national selection. There were rumours of Assia representing [[San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest|San Marino]], but it was announced on 30 January 2013 that [[Valentina Monetta]] would do so.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=its_valentina_monetta_again_for_san_marino |title=It's Valentina Monetta again for San Marino |last=Roxburgh |first=Gordon |date=30 January 2013 |work=EBU |access-date=5 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212251/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=its_valentina_monetta_again_for_san_marino |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2018/0324/949887-eurovisions-first-winner-lys-assia-dies-aged-94/|title=Eurovision's first winner Lys Assia dies aged 94|date=24 March 2018|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|access-date=24 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325045352/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2018/0324/949887-eurovisions-first-winner-lys-assia-dies-aged-94/|archive-date=25 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> She later made a guest appearance during the contest's second semi-final.<ref name="EurovisionEBU20180326">{{Cite web|date=2018-03-26|title=Remembering Lys Assia: Twelve memorable moments|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/remembering-lys-assia-memorable-moments-life|access-date=2021-10-25|website=Eurovision.tv|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326121549/https://eurovision.tv/story/remembering-lys-assia-memorable-moments-life|archive-date=2018-03-26|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, at age 91, Assia attended the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits]]'' special concert celebrating the contest's 60th anniversary. This was her last public appearance.