Christa Williams
{{Short description|German singer}}
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Christa Williams (born: Christa Bojarzin 5 February 1926 – 28 or 29 July 2012) was a German pop singer most popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s.{{cite web |author=von AndreasK |url=http://www.yesterday-radio.de/2012/07/christa-williams-verstorben/ |title=Christa Williams verstorben | Yesterday-Radio |publisher=Yesterday-radio.de |access-date=2013-09-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130212235612/http://www.yesterday-radio.de/2012/07/christa-williams-verstorben/ |archive-date=2013-02-12 }}
Williams was chosen to represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with the song "Irgendwoher" (From Somewhere). The song finished fourth out of 11 songs, and gained a total of 14 points.
Selected filmography
- At the Green Cockatoo by Night (1957)
- The Legs of Dolores (1957)
- Every Day Isn't Sunday (1959)
- Pension Schöller (1960)
- I Learned That in Paris (1960)
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0930269}}
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before=Lys Assia
with "Giorgio" |
title=Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest |
years=1959 |
after=Anita Traversi
with "Cielo e terra" |
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Category:20th-century German musicians
Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants
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