Lohengrin Filipello

Lohengrin Filipello
Born
Lohengrin Umberto Gaetano Albino Filipello

October 1912
Milan, Italy
Died19 June, 1981 (aged 69)
Lugano, Switzerland
Occupations
  • Teacher
  • journalist
  • reporter
  • presenter
Known forHosting the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest of 1956
Spouse
Claudina Clelia Laboranti
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(m. 1941)​
Children1

Lohengrin Filipello (October 1912 – 19 June 1981) was a Swiss-Italian journalist and television presenter who worked for Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI). He is best known for presenting the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 at his home city, Lugano.

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