Henri Fursy


Henri Fursy or Furcy was a French cabaret singer, director and lyricist.

Life

Henri Dreyfus was born on 26 February 1866 in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Under the stage name of Henri Fursy, he was a chansonnier, a singer of humorous songs, in Montmartre.
He also directed several cabarets as a manager or owner, including the famous Le Chat Noir,
which he bought after the death of Rodolphe Salis and renamed La Boîte à Fursy.
He also wrote songs for several Parisian artists of the early 20th century.
Henri Fursy was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1927.
He died in Nice on 14 April 1929.
Albert Michaud published a tribute after his death in Le Cornet where he says Fursy left a young widow and an adopted girl.
He is buried in the cemetery of Montparnasse.