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Gainsbourg – From cocky kid to cult icon: the heroic life of Serge Gainsbourg

Posted on 19 January 2011 by Jason Best

Growing up in a Russian-Jewish family in Nazi-occupied Paris, the precocious young Lucien Ginsburg displays the cheek and charm that will become his trademarks. Winning fame in the 1960s as singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, he woos a series of beautiful women, … Continue reading →

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Gainsbourg – French pop icon Serge: from cocky kid to dissolute star, his life on screen

Posted on 30 July 2010 by Jason Best

To the English-singing world, Serge Gainsbourg is something of a joke – known at best for his lascivious pop song ‘Je t’aime, moi non plus’, with its cheesy Hammond Organ and sleazy heavy-breathing, and for announcing to a startled Whitney … Continue reading →

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