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TV
Acting
Henri Dès
- Born
- (age 85)
- Birthplace
- Renens, Vaud, Switzerland
- Credits
- 16 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 16
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Henri Dès, une histoire de famille Film | Lui-même |
| 2021 | Henri Dès, his retrospective interview Film | Himself |
| 2021 | JC's life TV | Monsieur Abadias (20 ep) |
| 2020 | The Golden Age of Songs From Our Childhood Film | Self |
| 2009 | En direct de l'univers TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1998 | Henri Dès - Olympia 98 Film | Henri Dès |
| 1998 | Henri Dès - Le Père Noël était en avance Film | Self |
| 1996 | Henri Dès - Concert 96 Film | Henri Dès |
| 1995 | The Beautiful Stories of Pomme d'Api TV | Narateur (voice) (52 ep) |
| 1985 | Victoires de la musique TV | Self (3 ep) |
| 1982 | Aujourd'hui la vie TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Fan School TV | Self (9 ep) |
| 1968 | Gallantly Film | Self |
| 1967 | Europarty TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Discorama TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Eurovision Song Contest TV | Self - Switzerland Contestant (1 ep) |