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Alice and Ellen Kessler (born 20 August 1936 in Nerchau, Saxony, Germany) are twin entertainers known in Europe, especially Germany and Italy, from the 1950s and 1960s and until today for their singing, dancing, and acting. They are usually credited as the Kessler Twins (Die Kessler-Zwillinge in Germany and Le Gemelle Kessler in Italy), and remain popular today.

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Kessler Twins
The Kessler Twins in 2005
Born	Alice & Ellen Kessler (1936-08-20) 20 August 1936 (age 86) Nerchau, Saxony, Germany
Other names	Die Kessler-Zwillinge (in Germany) Le Gemelle Kessler (in Italy)
Occupation	Actress singers dancers
Years active	1942–present
Parent	Paul & Elsa Kessler

The Kessler sisters enjoyed a significant degree of popularity in the US, appearing on numerous national television programs such as The Ed Sullivan Show. The Kesslers made their American television debut on the CBS variety show, The Red Skelton Hour. They also appeared in the 1963 film Sodom and Gomorrah as dancers and were featured on the cover of Life Magazine that same year.

Their parents, Paul and Elsa, sent them to ballet classes at the age of six, and they joined the Leipzig Opera's child ballet program at age 11. When they were 18, their parents used a visitor's visa to escape to West Germany, where they performed at the Palladium in Düsseldorf. They performed at The Lido in Paris between 1955 and 1960, where they met Elvis Presley, on leave from the Army on June 17, 1959, and represented West Germany in the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing in 8th place with Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n (Tonight we want to go dancing).[1]

They moved to Italy in 1960 and gradually moved to more serious roles. They became very popular thanks to the RAI television variety show Studio Uno (1961–1966). At the age of 40, they agreed to pose on the cover of the Italian edition of Playboy. That issue became the fastest-selling Italian Playboy to that date.[1]

They moved back to Germany in 1986 and currently live in Grünwald. They have received two awards from both the German and Italian governments for promoting German-Italian cooperation through their work in show business.

Selected filmography

• The Beggar Student (1956)
• The Count of Luxemburg (1957)
• The Twins from Zillertal (1957)
• Gräfin Mariza (1958)
• Les Magiciennes [fr] (1960)
• Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)
• Erik the Conqueror (1961)
• The Bird Seller (1962)
• Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)
• Wedding Night in Paradise (1962)
• The Thursday (1963)
• Dead Woman from Beverly Hills (1964)

References

External links

• Media related to Kessler Twins at Wikimedia Commons
• Alice Kessler at IMDb
• Ellen Kessler at IMDb
• Interviewed by the CBC, ca. 1960 (the interview, made while they were employed at The Lido, starts halfway through the clip)
• Kessler Sisters on Scopitone

Preceded by Margot Hielscher with Für zwei Groschen Musik	Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959	Succeeded by Wyn Hoop with Bonne nuit ma chérie

На других языках

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- [en] Kessler Twins

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[es] Gemelas Kessler

Alice y Ellen Kessler (nacidas el 20 de agosto de 1936 en Nerchau, Sajonia, Alemania) son un par de gemelas populares en Europa, especialmente en Alemania e Italia, desde los años 50 y 60 y hasta el día de hoy por sus canciones, sus bailes y actuaciones. Son usualmente anunciadas como las Die Kessler-Zwillinge en Alemania, Gemelle Kessler en Italia o Kessler Twins en la cima del mundo, y aún son populares.

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[ru] Кесслер, Алиса и Эллен

Алиса и Эллен Кесслер (нем. Alice und Ellen Kessler, род. 20 августа 1936, Нерхау, Саксония, Германия[1][2]) — популярные близнецы в Европе, особенно в Германии и Италии с 1950-х годов. Представители Германии на Евровидении-1959.

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