“It’s me who pays!”, The sincere singer on money earned during his career

The singer of children – and the older ones – lifted the veil on the comfortable income he perceived at the time of his biggest success. Find out how much Henri earned, and how he knew how to develop his activity to stay in control of his career.

Henri at the time of millions each year

According to Balance sheetSwiss Economic Magazine, singer Henri from an impressive income during the great era of the sale of records, before the digital revolution. The singer said he won up to one million Swiss francs a year, at a time when CDs were sold in the thousands. But, before even gathering a beautiful fortune, he had the value of money …

In an interview with the newspaper The morningHenri had thus returned to a significant memory of his beginnings, long before fame and fortune. “”When I started my apprenticeship: 20 francs a month. I proposed to my father to have an aperitif. It was an honor for me to tell him: ‘I pay!’“He recalls. An anecdote full of tenderness which speaks volumes about the artist’s state of mind now 84 years old.

Henri from the victim of the digital revolution: “My salary is small … “

Since the dramatic fall in record sales in the mid -2000s, Henri from, like many artists, had to rethink his economic model. In an interview with Balance sheetthe singer of Little Charlotte confided with sincerity about this new reality: “I feel like I relive my beginning of a career. During my first concerts in Paris, at the Court of Miracles, I had an audience of 20 people. Then the machine has been thrilled, I was packed. Today, it’s as if I started again. These 20 to 30 people who listen to me right now are my new audience“.

Despite a now modest salary, Henri remains deeply happy: “My salary is small, but I am happy that my songs exist and please. It’s a fantastic gift“. This humility and this intact love for his profession bear witness to an artist who has kept his feet on the ground, preferring passion for material wealth.