Émile Gardaz
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Émile Gardaz was a Swiss
Romand
radio moderator and author from Villars-le-Terroir
, canton of Vaud, Switzerland
, working for Radio suisse romande
since 1955. He was the father of the comedian Sophie Gardaz.
Swiss (people)
The Swiss are citizens or natives of Switzerland. The demonym derives from the toponym of Schwyz and has been in widespread use to refer to the Old Swiss Confederacy since the 16th century....
Romand
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radio moderator and author from Villars-le-Terroir
Villars-le-Terroir
Villars-le-Terroir is a municipality in the district of Gros-de-Vaud in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Villars-le-Terroir has an area, , of . Of this area, or 77.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 14.4% is forested...
, canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, working for Radio suisse romande
Radio Suisse Romande
Radio suisse romande is an enterprise unit within public-broadcasting corporation SRG SSR. It is responsible for the production and transmission of French-language radio programmes in Switzerland...
since 1955. He was the father of the comedian Sophie Gardaz.
Radio
- Derrière les fagots
- Mardi les gars avec Michel Dénériaz
- Demain-Dimanche
- adventures of Oin-OinOin-OinOin-Oin is a character of Swiss folklore in the Romandy, somewhat comparable to Till Eulenspiegel.Oin-oin is a simpleton who still manages to get out of difficulties with humour and a unique sense of retort....
Books
- Frères comme ça, CRV, 1970.
- Le pays d’Echallens, 1977.
- Passerelle des jours : soixante mois de poésie pour accompagner des photographies de Marcel Imsand, Bertil Galland, 1981.
- Neuchâtel en eaux douces: le lac de Neuchâtel, Fabrique de Tabac réunies, 1981.
- Croix du Sud, Théâtre du Jorat, 1985.
- Le moulin à sable, éd. de la Passerelle, 1985.
- L’horizon réclamé, Fondation Pré vert du Signal de Bougy, 1986.
- Les petites boréales, éd. de la Passerelle, 1990. (poems)
- Contes courants, éd. Bastian, 1994.
- La courte échelle, éd. de la Passerelle, 1995. (poems)
- La clé du temps, éd. Scriptar, 1995.
- Escales au pays : l’oreille à la porte, Éditions Cabédita, 1997.
- Fête du blé et du pain, éd. Vie Art Cité, 1998.
- Gros de Vaud, L’Echo du Gros-de-Vaud, 1999.
Music
- some 600 songs
- RefrainRefrain (song)"Refrain" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1956, co-written by Émile Gardaz and Géo Voumard, performed by Lys Assia representing Switzerland. It was the first-ever winner of the Contest, but not the first-ever performance by Switzerland...
, music by Géo VoumardGéo VoumardGéo Voumard was a Swiss jazz pianist and composer. He was a co-founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival and composer of the song "Refrain" which won the first Eurovision Song Contest.- Biography :...
, sung by Lys AssiaLys AssiaLys Assia born Rosa Mina Schärer on 3 March 1924, Rupperswil, Aargau, Switzerland) is a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. When Lys Assia was a young girl she was a dancer. In 1940, however, she stood in for a female singer...
, first place at the first Eurovision Song ContestEurovision Song Contest 1956The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland on 24 May 1956...
in 1956.