Henri Dès
Actor
- Born
- December 14, 1940 (age 85) · Renens, Vaud, Switzerland
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.
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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
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- 2024Henri Dès, une histoire de famille as Lui-même
- 2021Henri Dès, his retrospective interview as Himself
- 2020The Golden Age of Songs From Our Childhood as Self
- 1998Henri Dès - Olympia 98 as Henri Dès
- 1998Henri Dès - Le Père Noël était en avance as Self
- 1996Henri Dès - Concert 96 as Henri Dès
- 1968Gallantly as Self