Solène Delinger / Photo credit: SEFA KARACAN / ANADOLU AGENCY / Anadolu Agency via AFP 19:21 p.m., July 17, 2023

Jane Birkin passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2023 at the age of 76. The singer, an icon of her generation, leaves behind a unique cultural heritage. Many personalities have therefore naturally paid tribute to him, such as Mika. The former coach of "The Voice" even wrote a song for the one who was the muse of Serge Gainsbourg.

The world of culture is in mourning. Jane Birkin passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2023 at the age of 76. It was his caregiver who found his lifeless body at his home in Paris. The singer leaves behind her two daughters, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon, but also a varied cultural heritage, composed of unforgettable songs like 69 erotic year and mythical films like La Piscine.

A tribute in song

Many personalities have therefore spoken to pay tribute to the artist, unforgettable icon of the sixties. It is "unimaginable to live in a world without [his] light," said Etienne Daho, who wrote his latest album. "He was someone who had great empathy for others, and a lot of humility. She had a humor that began with herself, she was the first to make fun of herself, "responded Josiane Balasko, very moved, at the microphone of BFMTV. The singer Mika, British like Jane Birkin, also shared his grief following the announcement of the death of the singer.

"An eternal sweetness and great strength"

"The passing of Jane Birkin saddens me deeply because we have lost a great artist who belongs to French cultural history. It symbolized a period of freedom, an artistic sensibility so particular that she had sublimated in her mythical couple with Serge Gainsbourg. Infinite sweetness and great strength," he wrote on his Twitter account. A lifelong fan of Jane Birkin, Mika even wrote a song for the late star, a true source of inspiration.

The passing of Jane Birkin saddens me deeply because we have lost a great artist who belongs to French cultural history. It symbolized a period of freedom, an artistic sensibility so particular that she had sublimated in her mythical couple with...

— MIKA (@mikasounds) July 16, 2023

"Dear Jane, I particularly loved you, you inspired me a title that I will share later. Dear Jane, we will miss you so much," he announced, still on his social networks. Her next single will certainly be a song dedicated to Jane Birkin. A tribute that would undoubtedly have touched Charlotte Gainsbourg's mother...