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Jane Birkin was the Englishwoman who had captured the hearts of the French. She died Sunday July 16 in the morning, at the age of 76. Recently, she had reported serious health issues.
Roses hung on the railing in front of the former home of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg in Paris. Fans came to pay tribute to him, barely announced his death. “She’s a very good actress, a very beautiful model. That’s why we came with my wife”says a resident. Jane Birkin was surely the favorite Englishwoman of the French, whose songs a whole generation can hum. “It evokes lightness, the joy of living. To the French finally”underlines a local resident.
Tribute to the Francofolies
At music festivals during the day, the death of Jane Birkin brings back memories, especially at Francofolies where she performed six times. “I have very good memories of him, someone very simple. She wandered into the pit”remembers a fan. THE Francofolies will pay homage to her by broadcasting a title that she had come to sing.