Simone Drexel (born 13 May 1957 in
St. Gallen) is a Swiss singer and songwriter.
In 1975 she represented Switzerland in the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...
with her self penned entry
Mikado which finished sixth on the night. In 1984, following the birth of her daughter, Drexel retired from the music industry and a year later she started working in
Transfusion medicine
Transfusion medicine (or transfusiology) is the branch of medicine that encompasses all aspects of the Blood transfusion, transfusion of blood and blood components including aspects related to hemovigilance. It includes issues of blood donation, im ...
In recent years Drexel has returned to the music industry as a music teacher, she is also the lead singer of the group ''Bluesonix''.
External links
Bluesonix – official WebsiteVideo Eurovision in Stockholm 1975 ''Mikado''
1957 births
Musicians from St. Gallen (city)
Living people
Swiss singer-songwriters
Swiss women singer-songwriters
Eurovision Song Contest entrants
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