
Henri Dès
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-12-14 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Renens, Vaud, Switzerland
Henri Dès
Biography
Henri Dès (born 14 December 1940 in Renens, Vaud, Switzerland as Henri Destraz) is a Swiss French-language children's singer and songwriter immensely popular in European Francophone countries. In 1970, he released his first album, Retour. Dès also founded his own record label, Disques Mary-Josée, which he named after his wife.
In 1969, he won the Sopot International Song Festival.
He represented Switzerland in the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Retour". It was placed fourth. Henri achieved another fourth place, this time in the Swiss national final for Eurovision 1976, with the song "C'est pour la vie".
On 15 March 2019 he joined striking school children in Lausanne protesting against climate change.
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Known For
Acting
(2021)
Henri Dès, his retrospective interview
as Himself
(2020)
(1998)
(1998)
Henri Dès - Olympia 98
as Henri Dès
(1996)
Henri Dès - Concert 96
as Henri Dès
(1968)
Gallantly
as Self