2020Winner
Best Performance
The Golden Age of Songs From Our Childhood
Henri Dès
Actor
Renens, Vaud, Switzerland
December 14, 1940
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1998Winner
Best Performance
Henri Dès - Le Père Noël était en avance
2021Winner
Best Performance
Henri Dès, his retrospective interview
Career Highlights
1996Highlight
Best Performance
Henri Dès - Concert 96
1998Highlight
Best Performance
Henri Dès - Olympia 98
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Henri Dès, his retrospective interview