Henri Dès (born Henri Destraz 14 December 1940)
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
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protesting against
climate change
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.
Discography
References
External links
Dès' official website
1940 births
Living people
Sopot International Song Festival winners
Swiss singer-songwriters
Swiss male singer-songwriters
Children's musicians
People from the canton of Vaud
Eurovision Song Contest entrants
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