Lohengrin Filipello
Lohengrin Filipello (c. 1918-December 29, 1993) was a Swiss television presenter.
In 1956 Filipello had the honour of hosting the First Eurovision Song Contest staged in Lugano,[1] Switzerland, as noted in The Eurovision Song Contest — The Official History by author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor, Filipello was the first male presenter to host the competition until Léon Zitrone was co-presenter in the 1978 Edition, Filipello also has the distinction as the only man who has hosted the contest by himself, as of the 2015 ceremony.[2] Filipello was also later involved with Eurovision, he hosted the Swiss National final in 1961 and 1967 respectively.
Filipello died in 1993.[3]
References
- ↑ STICS: Lohengrin Filipello
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- ↑ Lohengrin Filipello
| Preceded by | Eurovision Song Contest presenter 1956 |
Succeeded by Anaid Iplicjian |
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