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. Source: Article "Henri Dès" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Henri Dès, his retrospective interview
as Himself
2021
Gallantly
as Self
1968
Henri Dès - Concert 96
as Henri Dès
1996
Henri Dès - Olympia 98
as Henri Dès
1998
The Golden Age of Songs From Our Childhood
as Self
2020
Henri Dès - Le Père Noël était en avance
as Self
1998
Henri Dès, une histoire de famille
as Lui-même
2024
