Paola del Medico

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Paola del Medico
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Paola del Medico in 1980
Born
Paola del Medico Felix

(1950-10-05) 5 October 1950 (age 73)
Other namesPaola 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.

Contents

Career

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.

Discography

Albums

Singles

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References

  1. "Switzerland 1969 Paola del Medico" Eurovision World. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  2. "Paola del Medico" Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. NDR. "ESC-Teilnehmerin Paola Felix im Porträt". www.eurovision.de (in German). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1969
Succeeded by
Preceded by Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1980
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Incumbent
OGAE Second Chance Contest winner
Retrospective

1979
Succeeded by