The Kessler twins – who once performed with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Fred Astaire – died on Monday by medical aid. Reports in German publication Bild state that Alice and Ellen Kessler, aged 89, died at their home near Munich as they ‘no longer wanted to live’ and had opted to ‘end their lives together’. The sisters, born in 1936, initially found fame in the ’50s and ’60s after representing West Germany in then Eurovision Song Contest in 1959. They managed eighth place that year, drawing praise for their duet. The 1960s variety show Studio Uno saw them...
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