Lohengrin Filipello

Lohengrin Filipello
Born	1912[1]
Died	19 June 1981(1981-06-19) (aged 68–69)
Nationality	Swiss
Occupations	Television presenter commentator editor teacher
Known for	Hosting the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest of 1956

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

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^[update], Filipello also has the distinction as the only man who has hosted the contest by himself.[5]

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

• List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters

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.

External links

• Lohengrin Filipello at IMDb

Preceded by None

Eurovision Song Contest presenter 1956

Succeeded by Anaid Iplicjian