{{Short description|Swiss actor and singer (1920–1998)}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Vico Torriani | image = Vico Torriani - ETH-Bibliothek Com C18-008-001 (cropped).tif | caption = Torriani in 1969 | birth_name = Ludovico Oxens Torriani | birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|9|21|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Geneva]], Switzerland | death_date = {{Death date and age|1998|2|25|1920|9|21|df=y}} | death_place = [[Agno, Ticino|Agno]], Switzerland | other_names = | occupation = Actor, singer | years_active = 1945–1995 | spouse = Evelyne Torriani-Güntert (1952–1998) | partner = | website = }} '''Ludovico Oxens Torriani''' (21 September 1920 – 25 February 1998) was a Swiss actor and ''[[Schlager music|Schlager]]'' singer.
== Biography == Born in [[Geneva]] to a family of [[Lombardy|Lombard]] origin, Torriani grew up in [[St. Moritz]] where he trained as a cook and pastry chef, already making appearances as a singer. He later opened a restaurant in [[Basel]] and wrote cookbooks. After winning a talent competition in 1945, he toured several West European countries and in 1949 entered the Swiss charts, followed by his breakthrough in [[West Germany]] in 1951. The next year he made his debut on [[Schweizer Fernsehen|Swiss television]], then also on the German [[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]] network, where he hosted several TV shows with numerous guest stars.
In the 1950s and 1960s he also appeared as an actor in [[musical film]]s, [[operetta]]s and [[musical theatre]]. He competed to represent [[Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958]]. From 1967 he succeeded [[Lou van Burg]] hosting the TV show ''[[The Golden Shot|Der goldene Schuß]]'' on the West German [[ZDF]] network, until the production ended in 1970. In the 1970s he attained further success with ''Schlager'' and ''[[Volkstümliche Musik]]'' songs. He received a [[Bambi Award|Bambi]] lifetime achievement award in 1995.
== Selected filmography == * ''[[My Wife Is Being Stupid]]'' (1952) * ''[[Street Serenade]]'' (1953) * ''[[Guitars of Love]]'' (1954) * ''[[A Heart Full of Music]]'' (1955) * ''[[Santa Lucia (film)|Santa Lucia]]'' (1956) * ''[[The Tour Guide of Lisbon]]'' (1956) * ''[[The Star of Santa Clara]]'' (1958) * ''[[Robert and Bertram (1961 film)|Robert and Bertram]]'' (1961) * ''[[I Must Go to the City]]'' (1962)
== External links == {{Commons category|Vico Torriani}} * {{IMDb name|0868909}} * [https://www.vicotorriani.ch/ vicotorriani.ch]
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