Henri TACHAN
Henri Tachdjian, known as Henri Tachan, was born on September 2, 1939 in
Moulins, Allier. He grew up in Margency, Oise, where he attended a Catholic
boarding school. After high school, he attended a hotel management school in
Thonon-les-Bains. After graduating, he became a waiter at the Ritz. But in 1962,
he left France for Quebec, where he branched out to become a poet. He was doing
recitations in a cabaret-restaurant when he met Jacques Brel, who encouraged him
to become a singer. Taking Brel's advice, he returned to France and in 1965
released his first album, Les Mauvais Coup...
