Actress, Singer And Style Icon Jane Birkin Dies In Paris At Age 76

PARIS (AP) — Actress and singer Jane Birkin, who charmed France together with her English grace, fashion and accented French and made the nation her dwelling, has died at age 76, in line with France’s Tradition Ministry and French media.

The London-born star was extensively admired for her trend fashion and identified for her musical and romantic relationship with French singer Serge Gainsbourg. Their songs notably included the steamy “Je t’aime moi non plus,” with Birkin’s ethereal, British-accented singing voice interlacing along with his gruff baritone.

She was additionally celebrated in France for her political activism. In 2022, she joined different display and music stars in France in chopping off locks of their hair in assist of protesters in Iran. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Birkin’s daughter with Gainsbourg, reduce off a lock of her mom’s hair for that filmed marketing campaign.

The French Tradition Ministry tweeted that Birkin died Sunday. It hailed her as a “timeless Francophone icon.”

French information shops Liberation and BFM TV reported that Birkin was discovered lifeless at her dwelling in Paris French newspaper Le Figaro reported that Birkin had suffered from well being points up to now few years that stored her from performing and her public appearances turned sparse.

BFM TV stated Birkin suffered a gentle stroke in 2021, forcing her to cancel reveals that yr. She canceled her reveals once more in March resulting from a damaged shoulder blade.

A return to performing in Might was postpone, the French broadcaster stated, quoting the singer as saying she wanted a bit extra time and promising her followers she would see them once more come the autumn.