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The vocalist and histrion Jane Birkin has died astatine the property of 76.
The English-French prima was calved successful London successful 1946 and aboriginal relocated to France, wherever she met singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg and embarked connected a tumultuous nonrecreational and idiosyncratic relationship.
She continued her singing vocation successful the 1990s and beyond, regularly performing astatine French euphony festivals. Birkin was besides a lifelong pro-democracy and carnal rights activist.
French President Emmanuel Macron described her arsenic a "French icon" who "embodied freedom" and "sang the astir beauteous words of our language".
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Image caption,Jane Birkin arsenic a young histrion successful London, September 1964
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Image caption,Birkin and Gainsbourg, shown present successful London successful 1977, had a tumultuous narration that reportedly included violence, but she often defended him
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Image caption,Birkin and Gainsbourg had a girl together, Charlotte (left), and the vocalist had different daughter, Kate (centre), with British composer John Barry. She had a 3rd child, Lou, (not pictured) with French movie manager Jacques Doillon
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Image caption,Pictured present successful 1985, Birkin was seen arsenic a starring benignant icon
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Image caption,Birkin pictured successful 1992 with 2 of her daughters, Charlotte Gainsbourg (left) and Lou Doillon (right), some of whom besides became singers and actresses. Her youngest daughter, Kate Barry, was a manner lensman who worked for Vogue and died successful 2013 astatine the property of 46
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Image caption,Birkin, a lifelong pro-democracy activist, visited a exile campy successful Myanmar successful 2010
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Image caption,Birkin and her girl Charlotte Gainsbourg astatine the Cesar Film Awards successful Paris successful February 2023
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