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Jane Birkin, an English chanteuse who left her mark on French pop

Born in London, Jane Birkin moved to Paris in her 20s and never left. While she’s remembered outside France primarily as the woman doing the moaning on an erotic duet with Serge Gainsbourg, over the span of a 50-year career she threw herself into the French musical tradition and carved…

Radio France Internationale

Best Birkin bag lookalikes to complete your quiet luxury aesthetic

The closest thing to owning the iconic accessory

Evening Standard

La chanson française: Exploring the ins and outs of iconic French music

The recent passing of Jane Birkin was a reminder of just how attached French people are to la chanson française, which literally translates to "French songs" but is much more than that. Chanson française is a very distinct genre of music and is intertwined with French culture and history. Several…

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Medical personnel called as Brigitte Bardot has breathing issue in St. Tropez heat

First responders were called to the St. Tropez home of cinema icon Brigitte Bardot, who reportedly suffered a breathing issue Wednesday at her French residence.

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How Jane Birkin inspired the most expensive bag in the world

Jane Birkin, the inspiration behind eponymous bag, died at age 76

The Independent UK

Jane Birkin’s Paris home ‘targeted by thieves’ days after death as family release statement

Singer’s family says she died on first night alone in two years

The Independent UK

Jane Birkin died ‘on her first night alone for almost two years’, family reveal

Singer and actress Jane Birkin died on her first night alone for almost two years as she tried to regain her independence while fighting cancer, it emerged on Wednesday.

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Jane Birkin’s Gallic style booms on resale sites after her death

Sites report leap in interest in singer’s signature accoutrements – not least her namesake bag

The Guardian - UK

Letter: Jane Birkin obituary

Peter Rankin writes: You might say that Peter Brook is another name that could be added to Jane Birkin’s long list of eminent directors

The Guardian - UK

Jane Birkin: The British actress who became a French icon

She was an icon in France: a British actress, singer and muse to many. In this edition we remember Jane Birkin, who died on Sunday at the age of 76. A British woman who was a cultural idol for the French, the lover and collaborator of one of their most…

France 24

The Birkin bag — an evolution of the ultimate, theft-worthy, fashion status symbol

The Birkin is the most revered handbag of all time — and one of the most expensive. As the story of a stolen Birkin goes viral, we look back on the bag’s inception

Evening Standard

Jane Birkin — the Londoner who became fashion’s eternal muse

The ‘morning after’ hair, the gap-tooth smile, the oversized men’s blazers and — of course — the Hermès bag, Jane Birkin wielded once-in-a-generation style power, says Teo van den Broeke

Evening Standard

Emmanuel Macron, Alexa Chung and Carla Bruni lead tributes to “French icon” Jane Birkin

Leading names from the worlds of politics, fashion, Hollywood and music have released messages about the late Jane Birkin

Evening Standard

‘Keep smiling, it takes 10 years off!’ — Jane Birkin’s life in quotes

From smoking to stealing and Serge Gainsbourg, Martha Alexander reveals the icon’s greatest soundbites over the years

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We look back at 27 times Jane Birkin inspired our wardrobes

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OPINION - The Standard View: A crackdown on bad universities is overdue

GOING to university can be life-enhancing — but it depends on the institution. Now the Government is to limit numbers at universities and colleges where too few students complete their course or obtain skilled or well-paying jobs within 15 months of graduation. In a year when many university lecturers have…

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How Jane Birkin started our love affair with Parisienne insouciance

She was the Londoner known for being more French than the French, and the woman who cemented our obsession with all things Paris, says Marie-Claire Chappet

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Thousands killed, millions displaced – the conflict in Sudan, three months in

In today’s newsletter: In April, fighting broke out between two rival factions – with no end in sight, the UN is investigating

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Emmanuel Macron describes Jane Birkin as ‘French icon’ following death at 76

The singer and actress was found dead at her home in Paris, according to French media

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Jane Birkin, British actress, singer and French icon, dies at 76

The London-born star, whose British accent and natural style charmed her adopted country of France, died on Sunday. Her fame rivals the Hermès luxury handbags named after her.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: School funding bias revealed, Djokovic dethroned on centre court, Australian women claim Ashes

Government funding since the landmark Gonski education review has gone to the schools ‘least in need’; Carlos Alcaraz wins the Wimbledon title

The Guardian - UK

Je T’Aime … Moi Non Plus was the succès de scandale of 1969 – but Jane Birkin’s music was far more than that

In her collaborations with Serge Gainsbourg, Birkin left a permanent mark on pop – and her underrated solo albums of dark, strange songs are ripe for rediscovery

The Guardian - UK

Jane Birkin: a tremendous screen presence with a gift for creative collaboration

Birkin made a sensational impact in Blow-Up, and went on to become a classy performer for a number of major French directors – notably Godard and Agnès Varda

The Guardian - UK

Jane Birkin, actor and singer, dies aged 76

Best known for the sexually explicit 1969 hit Je t’aime … moi non plus, her adopted France took her to its heart

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Hayley Atwell Pays Tribute After Jane Birkin, The Icon Inspiring The Birkin Bag, Dies At 76

Hayley Atwell pays tribute to late actress Jane Birkin following her death at the age of 76.

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