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Henri Varna

real name Henri Eugène Vantard

Henri Varna is credited on 625 releases across 199 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

625

Credits

199

Albums

8

Decades active

15

In collections

Biography

Henri Eugène Vantard, known as Henri Varna is a French comedian, song lyricist, director of several theaters in Paris, born in Marseille on October 31, 1887 and died in the 8th arrondissement of Paris on April 10, 1969. He also worked under his name Henri Vantard or under that of Varnel.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

625 releases · 199 albums · active 1951–2024

  • Performance · 812
  • Other credits · 32
  • Production · 3

Studios: Casino De Paris · Sigma Sound Studios, New York · L'Olympia · Studio Sofreson

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • Tino Rossi
  • Josephine Baker
  • Lily Vincent
  • Marcel Merkes - Paulette Merval
  • Mistinguett
  • Marcel Merkès
  • Joséphine Baker

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