[World] Jane Birkin: Artist and style icon's life in pictures
The singer and actress Jane Birkin has died at the age of 76.The English-French star was born in London in 1946 and later relocated to France, where she met singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg and embarked on a tumultuous professional and personal relationship. She continued her singing career in the 1990s and beyond, regularly performing at French music festivals. Birkin was also a lifelong pro-democracy and animal rights activist.French President Emmanuel Macron described her as a "French icon" who "embodied freedom" and "sang the most beautiful words of our language".Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jane Birkin as a young actress in London, September 1964Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Birkin and Gainsbourg, shown here in London in 1977, had a tumultuous relationship that reportedly included violence, but she frequently defended himImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Birkin and Gainsbourg had a daughter together, Charlotte (left), and the singer had another daug
The singer and actress Jane Birkin has died at the age of 76.
The English-French star was born in London in 1946 and later relocated to France, where she met singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg and embarked on a tumultuous professional and personal relationship.
She continued her singing career in the 1990s and beyond, regularly performing at French music festivals. Birkin was also a lifelong pro-democracy and animal rights activist.
French President Emmanuel Macron described her as a "French icon" who "embodied freedom" and "sang the most beautiful words of our language".
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