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Serge Gainsbourg {{IPA|[sÉ›ÊÊ’ ɡɛ̃'zbuÊ] (April 2, 1928 – March 2, 1991) was a France|French poet, singer-songwriter, actor and Film director|director. Gainsbourg's varied style and individuality made him difficult to categorize. Although famous in France for many years, he did not achieve his first No. 1 album until 1979, when he released ''Aux Armes et caetera'' more than twenty years after his music career had begun. Since the 1980s, his legacy has been firmly established.
Biography
Personal life
He was born Lucien Ginsburg<ref name="guardian je t'aime"/> in Paris, France, the son of Russian Jewish parents who fled to France after the 1917 Bolshevik uprising. His childhood was profoundly affected by the occupation of France by Nazi Germany, during which he and his family, as Jews, were forced to wear the yellow star and eventually flee Paris.
Before he was 30 years old, Gainsbourg was a disillusioned painter but earned his living as a piano player in bars.
He had a daughter, actress Charlotte Gainsbourg|Charlotte, with English singer and actress Jane Birkin; and a son, Lucien Gainsbourg|Lucien (best known as Lulu), with his last partner, Bambou (Caroline von Paulus, who is related to Friedrich Paulus).
Birkin states "Serge could only show love for his child if there was a camera there to record it. He was very... read all
Jane Birkin And Serge Gainsbourg 1969
Ti Amo
Serge Gainsbourgs Grave
Requiem 2 Mars 1991
Serge Gainsbourg
Anna Karina
Paris Serge Gainsbourg Graffiti Walls Rue De Verneuil Arlette
