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Henri Dès

1940 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henri Dès has received more than 62,618 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Henri Dès is the 1,494th most popular singer (down from 1,385th in 2019), the 551st most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 499th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swiss Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 63k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Henri Dès ranks 1,494 out of 4,381. Before him are Layal Abboud, Masashi Tashiro, Anuradha Paudwal, Joy Fleming, Ali Akbar Khan, and Mary Garden. After him are Sally Yeh, Tom Lehrer, Florence Ballard, Danièle Dupré, Malvina Reynolds, and François Deguelt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Henri Dès ranks 429. Before him are Jack Thompson, Mutsuhiko Nomura, Wolfgang Paul, Franco Balmamion, David Peoples, and James Brady. After him are Franco Bitossi, Michael Ruse, Jerry Lawson, Jaak Lipso, Leila Ahmed, and Karin Baal.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Henri Dès ranks 551 out of 1,015. Before him are Frank Séchehaye (1907), Pierre Graber (1908), Marc Rosset (1970), Yvonne Rüegg (1938), Joël Dicker (1985), and Marc Delafontaine (1838). After him are Charles Bouvier (1898), Georges Miez (1904), Werner Günthör (1961), Eugen Meier (1930), Albert Rösti (1967), and Othmar Ammann (1879).

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Among SINGERS In Switzerland

Among singers born in Switzerland, Henri Dès ranks 6. Before him are Lys Assia (1924), Lisa Della Casa (1919), Andreas Vollenweider (1953), Anita Traversi (1937), and Patrick Juvet (1950). After him are Paola del Medico (1950), Paolo Meneguzzi (1976), Salvatore Licitra (1968), Francine Jordi (1977), Yves Larock (1977), and Michael von der Heide (1971).

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