Serge Gainsbourg

French composer, singer and actor ; born 2 April 1928 in Paris as Lucien Ginsburg, died 2 March 1991 in Paris

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Born 2 April 1928 in Paris as Lucien Ginsburg, died 2 March 1991 in Paris

"Rendre l'âme, d'accord, mais à qui?"

Serge Gainsbourg was the dirty mouth of French pop. He was a singer, producer and writer of songs like "Le poinçonneur des lilas" (1958), "Poupée de cire, poupée des on (1965, by France Gall), "Harley Davidson" (1968, by Brigitte Bardot), the all-time favorite "Je t'aime... moi non plus" (1969, with Jane Birkin), "Dieu fumeur de havanes" (1980, with Catherine Deneuve), "Love on the beat" (1984) and "Lemon incest" (1984, with Charlotte Gainsbourg). He was also a film director and wrote the soundtracks for more than 40 movies.

His daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg (with Jane Birkin) is an actor and singer.

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