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Henri Dès

1940 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henri Dès has received more than 58,661 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Henri Dès is the 1,390th most popular singer (down from 1,199th in 2019), the 501st most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 426th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swiss Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 59k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Henri Dès ranks 1,390 out of 3,528Before him are Bobby Helms, Lee Seung-gi, Charlotte Perrelli, Eric Stewart, Jason Derulo, and Norman Greenbaum. After him are Richard Hell, Lauritz Melchior, Jenni Rivera, Larisa Dolina, Rita, and Alma Cogan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Henri Dès ranks 394Before him are Yossi Sarid, Marco Maciel, Pauli Nevala, Thomas M. Disch, Naohiro Ikeda, and Pilar Miró. After him are Liang Guanglie, Judy Cornwell, Albert Razin, Pauline Collins, Héctor Silva, and Vicente Miera.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Henri Dès ranks 501 out of 876Before him are Béatrix Beck (1914), Marc Faber (1946), Yvonne Rüegg (1938), Kurt Furgler (1924), Adolf Muschg (1934), and Ludwig Schläfli (1814). After him are Leon Schlumpf (1925), Bruno Heim (1911), Haris Seferović (1992), Alphons Egli (1924), Heinz Hermann (1958), and Granit Xhaka (1992).

Among SINGERS In Switzerland

Among singers born in Switzerland, Henri Dès ranks 6Before him are Lys Assia (1924), Lisa Della Casa (1919), Andreas Vollenweider (1953), Anita Traversi (1937), and Patrick Juvet (1950). After him are Salvatore Licitra (1968), Francine Jordi (1977), Michael von der Heide (1971), Yves Larock (1977), Paolo Meneguzzi (1976), and Gjon's Tears (1998).