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  1. Serge Gainsbourg ( French: [sɛʁʒ ɡɛ̃zbuʁ] ⓘ; born Lucien Ginsburg; [a] 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative releases which caused uproar in France, dividing public opinion. [2]

  2. Apr 13, 2023 · Following the announcement that the late French icon’s home, Rue de Verneuil, will finally open to the public, we chart his 20 best performances. by Alexis Petridis. Thu 13 Apr 2023 09.00 EDT.

  3. Feb 28, 2011 · Serge Gainsbourg's 20 most scandalous moments. From writing saucy songs for Brigitte Bardot to propositioning Whitney Houston on TV, we recall the causes célèbres of France's premier pop poet...

  4. Sep 25, 2023 · Now, 32 years after his death in Paris at age 62, Gainsbourg feels very much alive at the Maison Gainsbourg, his Left Bank home that opened to the public last week, along with a museum nearby...

  5. Oct 9, 2023 · In the Footsteps of Serge Gainsbourg. First published: October 9, 2023 by Dominic Bliss 1. Trace the extraordinary life of Serge Gainsbourg, one of France’s most revered – and controversial – modern cultural icons. He was our Baudelaire, our Apollinaire,” said President Mitterrand when Serge Gainsbourg, one of France’s best-loved pop ...

  6. Sep 14, 2023 · To his fans, Serge Gainsbourg is remembered as not only the greatest French musician of the 20th century, but also as an icon of pop culture. To his detractors, he is a crude provocateur.

  7. May 29, 2018 · Serge Gainsbourg (1928–1991), the greatest French songwriter of the 1960s and 1970s, was as famous for his decadent life and cynical wit as for the songs he sang. He made a career out of writing clever, provocative lyrics, recording many of them himself and giving others to his many famous friends and lovers to sing.

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