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Serge Gainsbourg's house opens as long-awaited museum

More than 30 years after his death, the former home of French pop legend Serge Gainsbourg opened to the public on Wednesday – and tickets are already sold out for the rest of the year.

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Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon carry mother Jane Birkin’s coffin at Paris funeral

‘I see already the emptiness that she has left behind,’ Gainsbourg told the congregation

The Independent UK

Paris bids final farewell to Jane Birkin, the most British of French icons

Hundreds of fans joined film legends and family members to bid farewell to British-born actress and singer Jane Birkin at her funeral in Paris on Monday.

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Jane Birkin funeral: Tributes paid to style icon as celebrities join family and friends to say farewell in Paris

Vanessa Paradis and Brigitte Macron among mourners at ceremony

Evening Standard

Jane Birkin, an English chanteuse who left her mark on French pop

Born in London, Jane Birkin moved to Paris in her 20s and never left. While she’s remembered outside France primarily as the woman doing the moaning on an erotic duet with Serge Gainsbourg, over the span of a 50-year career she threw herself into the French musical tradition and carved…

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Jane Birkin’s Paris home ‘targeted by thieves’ days after death as family release statement

Singer’s family says she died on first night alone in two years

The Independent UK

Jane Birkin died ‘on her first night alone for almost two years’, family reveal

Singer and actress Jane Birkin died on her first night alone for almost two years as she tried to regain her independence while fighting cancer, it emerged on Wednesday.

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Jane Birkin: The British actress who became a French icon

She was an icon in France: a British actress, singer and muse to many. In this edition we remember Jane Birkin, who died on Sunday at the age of 76. A British woman who was a cultural idol for the French, the lover and collaborator of one of their most…

France 24

Jane Birkin — the Londoner who became fashion’s eternal muse

The ‘morning after’ hair, the gap-tooth smile, the oversized men’s blazers and — of course — the Hermès bag, Jane Birkin wielded once-in-a-generation style power, says Teo van den Broeke

Evening Standard

Emmanuel Macron, Alexa Chung and Carla Bruni lead tributes to “French icon” Jane Birkin

Leading names from the worlds of politics, fashion, Hollywood and music have released messages about the late Jane Birkin

Evening Standard

‘Keep smiling, it takes 10 years off!’ — Jane Birkin’s life in quotes

From smoking to stealing and Serge Gainsbourg, Martha Alexander reveals the icon’s greatest soundbites over the years

Evening Standard

We look back at 27 times Jane Birkin inspired our wardrobes

Marie Claire

Emmanuel Macron describes Jane Birkin as ‘French icon’ following death at 76

The singer and actress was found dead at her home in Paris, according to French media

Evening Standard

Jane Birkin, British actress, singer and French icon, dies at 76

The London-born star, whose British accent and natural style charmed her adopted country of France, died on Sunday. Her fame rivals the Hermès luxury handbags named after her.

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The Guardian - UK

Je T’Aime … Moi Non Plus was the succès de scandale of 1969 – but Jane Birkin’s music was far more than that

In her collaborations with Serge Gainsbourg, Birkin left a permanent mark on pop – and her underrated solo albums of dark, strange songs are ripe for rediscovery

The Guardian - UK

Jane Birkin: a tremendous screen presence with a gift for creative collaboration

Birkin made a sensational impact in Blow-Up, and went on to become a classy performer for a number of major French directors – notably Godard and Agnès Varda

The Guardian - UK

Jane Birkin, actor and singer, dies aged 76

Best known for the sexually explicit 1969 hit Je t’aime … moi non plus, her adopted France took her to its heart

France 24

An ‘unforgettable icon’: France pays tribute to ‘complete artist’ Jane Birkin

Leading French politicians and cultural figures have paid tribute to actress, singer and fashion icon Jane Birkin, who died on Sunday at 76. London-born Birkin was considered a national treasure in her adopted home of France and known internationally for her innate sense of style, her creative work and her…

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The Independent UK

President Macron describes Jane Birkin as ‘French icon’ following death at 76

French media have reported that she was found dead at her home in Paris.

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Jane Birkin obituary

Singer and actor who duetted with Serge Gainsbourg on Je T’aime … Moi Non Plus in 1969 and went on to a prolific film career

Radio France Internationale

Jane Birkin, British-French celebrity and style icon, dies at 76

Jane Birkin, the British-born singer and actress who became a style icon in her adopted France, has died, a close source said on Sunday. She was 76.

The Independent UK

In Pictures: London-born Jane Birkin crossed the Channel to become a world star

She had a long career as a solo actress after first coming to attention with her partnership with Serge Gainsbourg.

The Independent UK

Singer and actress Jane Birkin dies age 76 – reports

She was an influential figure across music, film and fashion.

Evening Standard

Jane Birkin dead: Actress and singer passes away aged 76

British-born actress and singer Jane Birkin, a 1960s wildchild who became a beloved figure in France, has died in Paris aged 76, the French Culture Ministry said on Sunday.

France 24

Jane Birkin, Franco-British actress and singer, dies at 76

London-born singer and actress Jane Birkin died Sunday at the age of 76, according to sources close to her and police. She was an icon in her adopted France, known for her turbulent relationship with French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, who was 18 years her senior.

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