1946–2023
JANE BIRKIN
‘JE T’AIME’ SINGER AND STYLE ICON
HONOURED IN THE COUNTRY THAT EMBRACED HER AS ITS OWN
Jane (above, in 2005) appeared in Blow-Up (left)
Jane with Peter Ustinov’s Poirot in Evil Under the Sun .
She was still performing in her 70s, including a show in memory of Alain Bashung in 2019
Borninto a quintessentially English family but adopted by France, actress and singer Jane Birkin – once so famous she had a handbag named after her – has died at her home in Paris at the age of 76.
French President Emmanuel Macron was one of the first to pay tribute to the star, describing her as a “French icon” who “embodied freedom and sang the most beautiful words in our language”. He added: “A complete artist, her voice was as gentle as her commitments were ardent. She bequeaths us a legacy of songs and images that will never leave us.”