The Duck Dance – a Swiss Song Becomes an International Hit

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The "Ententanz" by the Thurgau musician Werner Thomas became Switzerland's biggest international hit.

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Thurgovian accordionist Werner Thomas composed the melody of Danse des Canards in the 1950s, to animate the après-ski in the greyish stations. Later adapted as a song in more than forty countries, she became the greatest international Swiss musical success.