Lohengrin Filipello

Lohengrin Filipello (1912 – 19 June 1981) was a Swiss television presenter.

Lohengrin Filipello
Born1912[1]
Died19 June 1981(1981-06-19) (aged 68–69)
NationalitySwiss
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • commentator
  • editor
  • teacher
Known forHosting the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest of 1956

Career

During the 1950s and 1960s, Filipello was a commentator on behalf of SRG SSR, the main Swiss broadcaster, to which he made several contributions, such as new ideas of shows to broadcast on television, commentating on then-current events, and editing footage before broadcast, among others.[2][3]

In 1956, Filipello was chosen to host the first Eurovision Song Contest staged in Lugano, Switzerland.[4] He was the only male presenter to host the competition until Léon Zitrone was co-presenter in the 1978 contest. As of 2023, Filipello also has the distinction as the only man who has hosted the contest by himself.[5] He was also later involved with Eurovision, hosting the Swiss national final in 1961 and 1967 respectively.

Filipello passed away from unknown causes at 18 June 1981 shortly before being appointed as the Head of the Swiss Current Affairs Department.[6]

See also

References
  1. "E' morto Lohengrin Filipello: Aveva allargato i confini della nostra attulità" [Lohengrin Filipello has died: He had broadened the boundaries of our actuality] (in Italian). Giornale del Popolo. p. 4. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. "Search: Lohengrin Filipello". RSI. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  3. "La solidarietà fa 70 anni". Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  4. "STICS: Lohengrin Filipello". Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  5. O'Connor, John Kennedy (2007). The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History. UK: Carlton Books. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3.
  6. "E' morto Lohengrin Filipello: Aveva allargato i confini della nostra attulità" [Lohengrin Filipello has died: He had broadened the boundaries of our actuality] (in Italian). Giornale del Popolo. p. 4. Retrieved 8 August 2023.


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