‘I like not knowing what I’ll do,’ says the 24-year-old who swept the board at the French Grammys and stole the show at Cannes film festival with her freeform dancing in socksFrom Édith Piaf to Serge Gainsbourg, France is fiercely protective of the cha…
Hardy shot to fame singing airy, carefree pop before she took control of her career, hung out with 60s rock aristocracy and became a sophisticated singer-songwriter of rare sensuality and melancholyYé-yé was France’s homegrown response to rock’n’roll: …
Petition demanding station outside Paris does not use singer’s name has received 4,000 signaturesHe was a poet-provocateur whose songs transformed French music and whose often outrageous behaviour on TV was shrugged off with a smile.But plans to name a…
Charlotte Gainsbourg’s monument to the musician is part museum, part mausoleum – and a compelling insight into the complex legacy of a cultural icon
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 rediscoveryJane Birkin, actor and singer, dies aged 76Jane Birkin: a life in picturesSerge Gainsbourg …
