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Paola Felix Turns 75, Celebrates a Eurovision Return

She calls her spring performance in Basel a meaningful closing of a circle.

Overview

  • Marking her birthday on October 5, she describes herself as "roundly happy" and credits positivity and real-life conversations over social media.
  • She returned to the Eurovision stage in Basel in spring 2025, calling the appearance an early birthday gift and noting the show’s vast audience of about 170 million viewers.
  • Felix previously represented Switzerland at Eurovision in 1969 with the second-highest points and in 1980 with a fourth-place finish.
  • She became widely known in Germany as co-host of ARD’s Saturday-night show Verstehen Sie Spaß? alongside Kurt Felix from 1983 to 1990.
  • Having stepped back from regular entertainment work in 1990, she keeps public appearances rare and rejects writing memoirs, honoring a promise to her late husband, who died in 2012.