Paola del Medico | |
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Born | Paola del Medico 5 October 1950 |
Other names | Paola Felix |
Occupation(s) | singer, TV host |
Spouse | Kurt Felix (m. 1980, died 2012) |
Paola del Medico Felix (born 5 October 1950) is a Swiss singer.
Born in Saint-Gall to an Italian father and a Swiss mother, Paola del Medico has sung mostly in German and French. She represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with the song "Bonjour, bonjour", [1] finishing in fifth place. [2]
In 1980, she represented Switzerland for a second time in the Eurovision Song Contest with "Cinéma", where she finished in fourth place. [3]
Between 1981 and 1990 she co-hosted "Verstehen Sie Spaß?", a Candid Camera-style show, for the German TV station ARD together with her husband Kurt Felix.
She was in contention to represent Germany for the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with the song "Peter Pan", but she finished 2nd in the national final.
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