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Mariella Farré
Mariella Farré (born 7 January 1963 in Thurgau as Gabriella Filomeno) is a Swiss singer of Italian descent, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests 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 Eurovision Song Contest 1983, Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 23 April in Munich, 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", a duet with Pino Gasparini (himself a Eurovision veteran, having been the lead singer with Switzerland's 1977 entrants the Pepe Lienhard, Pepe Lienhard Band). "Piano, Piano" (which despite its title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thurgau
Thurgau (; ; ; ), anglicized as Thurgovia, and formally as the Canton of Thurgau, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts. Its capital is Frauenfeld. Thurgau is part of Eastern Switzerland. It is named after the river Thur, and the name ''Thurgovia'' was historically used for a larger area, including part of this river's basin upstream of the modern canton. The area of what is now Thurgau was acquired as subject territories by the cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy from the mid 15th century. Thurgau was first declared a canton in its own right at the formation of the Helvetic Republic in 1798. The population, , is . In 2007, there were a total of 47,390 resident foreigners, constituting 19.9% of the population. History In prehistoric times the lands of the canton were inhabited by people of the Pfyn culture along Lake Constance. During Roman times the canton was part of the province ''Raetia'' until 450, when Alemanni s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amour On T'aime
Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "", composed by Alain Morisod, with lyrics by Pierre Alain, and performed by Arlette Zola. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry for the contest through a national final. Before Eurovision ''1982'' The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1982. The broadcaster received 155 total song submissions (90 in German, 36 in French, and 29 in Italian), and ultimately selected nine to take part in the selection (three per language). Among the participants were , who would later represent . "" by Arlette Zola was previously submitted in the and was set to be sung by Alain Morisod and his group, but was withdrawn due to the group's disbandment. Because the song was not published until the national final, the song was eligible for the contest. Swiss French broadcaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Thurgau
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Living People
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1963 Births
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A January 1963 lunar eclipse, total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the January 1963 lunar eclipse, penumbral lunar eclipse and the Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963, annular solar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pas Pour Moi
Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "", composed by Atilla Şereftuğ, with lyrics by Nella Martinetti, and performed by Daniela Simons. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry for the contest through a national final. Before Eurovision Regional selections The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1986. The broadcaster had its divisions independently use their own selection methods, which would end with a final round featuring all of the songs selected by each regional division. Swiss-French broadcaster (TSR) and Swiss Italian broadcaster (TSI) internally selected their entries, while Swiss German and Romansh broadcaster (SF DRS) held a preliminary round to select its songs, with (SR DRS) holding a separate selection to enter a Romansh song to this preliminary round. Eligible songs were requir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Simmons
Daniela Borruso-Sereftug (born 9 December 1959), better known by the stage name Daniela Simmons (sometimes written Simons), is a singer/songwriter/musician who represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen with the song ''Pas pour moi Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "", composed by Atilla Şereftuğ, with lyrics by Nella Martinetti, and performed by Daniela Simons. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corpo ...''. The song finished second behind Belgium's entry. Simmons had made previous attempts to represent Switzerland. In 1983, she came last in the national selection with '' Dis moi tout'' but took second place in 1985 with '' Repars à zéro''. Simmons made one further Eurovision attempt in 1991 but finished second in the national heat with '' Come finirà?''. References External links Official webpage Living people Swiss women singers 20th-century Swiss musician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welche Farbe Hat Der Sonnenschein?
Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "", written by , and performed by the group . The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry for the contest through a national final. Before Eurovision The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1984. The broadcaster received 206 total song submissions (114 in German and 46 in French and Italian), and ultimately selected nine to take part in the selection (three per language). Among the participants were Arlette Zola, who represented , and Carol Rich, who would later represent . Swiss Italian broadcaster (TSI) staged the national final on 4 February at 21:00 CET at its studios in Lugano. It was hosted by and Natascha Giller, with Mario Robbiani accompanying the orchestra. The national final was broadcast on TV DRS (with commentary by ), TSR (with commentary by ) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainy Day (band)
Rainy Day was an all-star Paisley Underground band, a collaborative project composed of members of Los Angeles-based bands including the Dream Syndicate, the Three O'Clock, Rain Parade and the Bangles. They began collaborating after meeting at a barbecue hosted by members of Green on Red. Rainy Day recorded and released an eponymous album in 1984. It pays tribute to various psychedelic and folk rock acts, and included covers of songs by Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys, Neil Young (with Buffalo Springfield), Big Star, the Velvet Underground, the Who and Jimi Hendrix. Band members *Steve Wynn *Karl Precoda *Kendra Smith *Dennis Duck *Michael Quercio *Louis Gutierrez (a.k.a. Gregg Gutierrez) *Mickey Mariano *Danny Benair *Steven Roback *David Roback *Matt Piucci *Eddie Kalwa *Will Glenn *Vicki Peterson *Susanna Hoffs Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actress. With Debbi Peterson and Vicki Peterson, she founded the Bangles in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland In The Eurovision Song Contest
Switzerland has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 65 times since its debut at the first contest in , missing only four contests because of being relegated due to poor results the previous year: , , , and . Switzerland hosted the inaugural contest in 1956 in Lugano, where it also won. The country claimed its second victory in , 32 years after the first, and its third in , 36 years after the second win. The Swiss participating broadcaster in the contest is the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR). "" performed by Lys Assia won the inaugural contest in 1956 for Switzerland; she returned to place second in with "Giorgio". The country achieved second place with "" by Esther Ofarim () and "" by Daniela Simmons (), and third place with "" by Franca di Rienzo () and "" by Arlette Zola (). It won for the second time in 1988 with "" performed by Céline Dion. "" by Annie Cotton secured Switzerland's 15th top-five finish by placing third in . Since the introduction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlette Zola
Arlette Zola (born Arlette Jaquet, 29 April 1949, in Fribourg), is a singer who represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982. Her song, "Amour on t'aime Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "", composed by Alain Morisod, with lyrics by Pierre Alain, and performed by Arlette Zola. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SR ...", was an upbeat number. Zola was placed third behind Germany and Israel. She made two further attempts at reaching the Eurovision finals. In 1984, she took third place in the Swiss final with ''Emporte-moi''. 1985 also saw her in third spot, this time with ''Aime-moi'', performed with Helder and the Heldernauts. An early Arlette Zola song, "Je suis folle de tant t'aimer", dating back to the 1960s, can be heard on the CD ''Swinging Mademoiselles''. Discography *1965 ''Un peu d'amour'', Libéria *1966 ''Elles sont coquines'', Disc AZ *1967 ''Arlette Zola'', Disc AZ *1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pino Gasparini
Pino or Piño may refer to: People Surname * Danny Pino (born 1974), American actor * Domenico Pino (1760–1826), Italian general of the Napoleonic Wars * Fernando Solanas (1936–2020), aka "Pino" Solanas, Argentine filmmaker * Frank J. Pino (1909–2007), New York politician and judge * Jose Moya del Pino (1891–1969), Spanish-born American painter, muralist, and educator * Juan Pablo Pino (born 1987), Colombian football player * Nicolas Pino (1819–1896), American Civil War officer Given name * Pino Caballero Gil (born 1968) is a Spanish computer scientist * Pino Cabras (born 1968), Italian politician * Pino Daeni (1939–2010), Italian artist * Pino Daniele (1955–2015), Italian musician * Pino Palladino (born 1957), Welsh-Italian musician * Pino Presti (born 1943), Italian musician Places * Pino, California, former name of Loomis * Pino, Haute-Corse, a town in France * Pino d'Asti, a municipality in the Province of Asti, Italy * Pino sulla Sponda del Lago Maggiore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
