The Most Famous

SINGERS from Switzerland

This page contains a list of the greatest Swiss Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 4,381 Singers, 22 of which were born in Switzerland. This makes Switzerland the birth place of the 40th most number of Singers behind Albania, and Argentina.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Swiss Singers of all time. This list of famous Swiss Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Swiss Singers.

1. Lys Assia (1924 - 2018)

With an HPI of 72.67, Lys Assia is the most famous Swiss Singer. Her biography has been translated into 57 different languages on wikipedia.

Rosa Mina Schärer (3 March 1924 – 24 March 2018), known by her stage name Lys Assia, was a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Assia was born in Rupperswil, Aargau, and began her stage career as a dancer, but changed to singing in 1940 where she met her first musical success in 1950 with "O mein Papa".

2. Lisa Della Casa (1919 - 2012)

With an HPI of 60.47, Lisa Della Casa is the 2nd most famous Swiss Singer. Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Lisa Della Casa (2 February 1919 – 10 December 2012) was a Swiss soprano most admired for her interpretations of major heroines in operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Strauss, and of German lieder. She was also described as “the most beautiful woman on the operatic stage”.

3. Andreas Vollenweider (b. 1953)

With an HPI of 60.23, Andreas Vollenweider is the 3rd most famous Swiss Singer. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

Andreas Vollenweider (born 4 October 1953) is a Swiss harpist. He is generally categorised as a new-age musician and uses a modified electroacoustic harp of his own design. He has worked with Bobby McFerrin, Carly Simon, Luciano Pavarotti and in 1987 received a Grammy Award for the album Down to the Moon. Vollenweider's style has been described by The New York Times as "swirling atmospheric music, which evokes nature, magic and fairy tales".

4. Sandra Studer (b. 1969)

With an HPI of 60.12, Sandra Studer is the 4th most famous Swiss Singer. Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Sandra Studer (born 10 February 1969 in Zürich), also known as Sandra Simó, is a Swiss television presenter and singer. She represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, where she placed fifth with the song "Canzone per te". She co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 alongside Hazel Brugger, with Michelle Hunziker joining for the final.

5. Anita Traversi (1937 - 1991)

With an HPI of 58.02, Anita Traversi is the 5th most famous Swiss Singer. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Anita Traversi (25 July 1937 – 25 September 1991) was a Swiss singer, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1960 and 1964.

6. Patrick Juvet (1950 - 2021)

With an HPI of 56.58, Patrick Juvet is the 6th most famous Swiss Singer. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Patrick Juvet (21 August 1950 – c. 1 April 2021) was a Swiss singer-songwriter, who had a string of hit records in Europe. While his early career was focused on making pop records, he found international success as a disco music performer in the latter half of the 1970s. His biggest hit, "I Love America", made the top twenty in France, Sweden and the UK, and the top ten in the US disco chart.

7. Henri Dès (b. 1940)

With an HPI of 55.38, Henri Dès is the 7th most famous Swiss Singer. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Henri Dès (born Henri Destraz 14 December 1940) is a Swiss French-language children's singer and songwriter immensely popular in European Francophone countries. In 1970, he released his first album, Retour. Dès also founded his own record label, Disques Mary-Josée, which he named after his wife. In 1969, he won the Sopot International Song Festival. He represented Switzerland in the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Retour". It was placed fourth. Henri achieved another fourth place, this time in the Swiss national final for Eurovision 1976, with the song "C'est pour la vie". On 15 March 2019 he joined striking school children in Lausanne protesting against climate change.

8. Nemo (b. 1999)

With an HPI of 54.44, Nemo is the 8th most famous Swiss Singer. Their biography has been translated into 43 different languages.

Nemo Mettler (Swiss Standard German: [ˈneːmo ˈmɛtlər]; born 3 August 1999), known mononymously as Nemo, is a Swiss musician and singer-rapper who plays the violin, piano and drums. They were the first openly non-binary act to represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest, and later won the 2024 contest with the song "The Code". They were the first openly non-binary musician to win the contest, and the third winner representing Switzerland (following the 1956 and 1988 competitions).

9. Paola del Medico (b. 1950)

With an HPI of 54.39, Paola del Medico is the 9th most famous Swiss Singer. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Paola del Medico Felix (née del Medico; born 5 October 1950) is a Swiss singer.

10. Stephan Eicher (b. 1960)

With an HPI of 52.24, Stephan Eicher is the 10th most famous Swiss Singer. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.

Stephan Eicher (born 17 August 1960) is a Swiss singer. He sings in a variety of languages, including French, German, English, Italian, Swiss German and Romansh, sometimes using different languages in the same song. Eicher's success started in German-speaking countries in the 1980s when, as part of the band Grauzone, he had a hit single, Eisbär. With hit songs such as Combien de Temps and Oh Ironie, his popularity spread across Europe with albums, tours and chart success in France and Switzerland.

People

Pantheon has 25 people classified as Swiss singers born between 1919 and 2001. Of these 25, 20 (80.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Swiss singers include Andreas Vollenweider, Sandra Studer, and Henri Dès. The most famous deceased Swiss singers include Lys Assia, Lisa Della Casa, and Anita Traversi. As of April 2024, 5 new Swiss singers have been added to Pantheon including Sandra Studer, Nemo, and Stephan Eicher.