Lohengrin Filipello

Lohengrin Filipello (c. 1918 – 29 December 1993) was a Swiss television presenter.

Lohengrin Filipello
Bornc.1918
Died(1993-12-29)29 December 1993
NationalitySwiss
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • Commentator
  • Editor
Known forHosting the First Eurovision Song Contest, held in 1956

Biography

Filipello would commentate on behalf of SRG SSR, the main Swiss broadcaster during the 1950s and 1960s, and has made several involvements, such as creating new ideas of shows to broadcast on television, commentating on then-current events, and editing footage before broadcast, among others.[1][2]

In 1956, Filipello had the honour of hosting the first Eurovision Song Contest staged in Lugano,[3] Switzerland. Filipello was the only male presenter to host the competition until Léon Zitrone was co-presenter in the 1978 contest. Filipello also has the distinction as the only man who has hosted the contest by himself, as of the 2021 contest.[4] Filipello was also later involved with Eurovision, he hosted the Swiss National final in 1961 and 1967 respectively.

Filipello died in 1993.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Search: Lohengrin Filipello". RSI. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  2. "La solidarietà fa 70 anni". Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  3. "STICS: Lohengrin Filipello". Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  4. O'Connor, John Kennedy (2007). The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History. UK: Carlton Books. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3.
  5. Lohengrin Filipello


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