Henri Dès
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| Henri Dès | |
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 Henri Dès at the Salon du Livre 2011 in Geneva |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Henri Destraz |
| Born | 12 February 1940 Renens, Vaud, Switzerland |
| Labels | Mary Josée Productions |
| Website | Dès' official website |
Henri Dès (born in 1940 in Renens, Vaud, Switzerland[1] as Henri Destraz)[citation needed] is a French language children's singer and songwriter immensely popular in European Francophone countries.[1] In 1970, he released his first album, Retour. Dès also founded his own record label, Disques Mary-Josée, which he named after his wife.[1]
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'.
Discography [edit]
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This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (January 2007) |
| Year | Album name | Label |
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| 1970 | Retour | Disques Evasion |
| 1974 | Quand on revient d'ailleurs | Mary-Josée Music |
| 1977 | Cache-cache | Mary-Josée/CBS Records |
| 1978 | Si c'était moi? | Disques Mary-Josée |
| 1979 | La Petite Charlotte | Mary-Josée/CBS Records |
| 1980 | Flagada | Mary-Josée/Interdisc |
| 1982 | L'âne blanc | Mary-Josée/Interdisc |
| 1984 | Dessin fou | Mary-Josée/CBS Records |
| 1985 | Les Trésors de Notre Enfance Vol. 1 | Mary-Josée/CBS Records |
| 1986 | Le Beau Tambour | Mary-Josée/Interdisc |
| 1988 | La Glace au citron | Mary-Josée/Interdisc |
| 1989 | Olympia 1989 | Mary-Josée/Interdisc |
| 1991 | Les Bêtises | Mary-Josée/Interdisc |
| 1993 | Le crocodile | Mary-Josée/Interdisc |
| 1994 | Olympia 94 | Mary-Josée/Sony Music |
| 1995 | Far West | Mary-Josée/Sony Music |
| 1996 | Olympia 1996 | Mary-Josée/Sony Music |
| 1997 | On ne peut (pas) tout dire | Mary-Josée/Sony Music |
| 1998 | Olympia 98 | |
| 1999 | Du soleil | Mary-Josée/D.E.P. |
| 2000 | Olympia 2000 | |
| 2001 | C'est le père Noël | Mary-Josée/D.E.P. |
| 2002 | Comme des géants | Mary-Josée/D.E.P. |
| 2003 | Olympia 2003 | |
| 2005 | Polissongs | Mary-Josée/D.E.P. |
| 2006 | Olympia 2006 | |
| 2007 | Gâteau | Mary-Josée/Interdisc |
| 2008 | L'Hirondelle et le Papillon | Mary-Josée/Interdisc |
| 2009 | Olympia 2009 | |
| 2011 | Tout Simplement | Mary-Josée/Interdisc |
| 2012 | Abracadabra | Mary-Josée/Interdisc |
| 2012 | En 25 chansons | Mary-Josée/Interdisc |
References [edit]
- ^ a b c "Henri Dès". www.francevision.com. Retrieved 2007-01-07.[dead link]
External links [edit]
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Paola del Medico with "Bonjour, Bonjour" |
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 |
Succeeded by Peter, Sue and Marc with "Les illusions de nos vingt ans" |
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