Marie Gicquel / Photo credit: CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP 13:37 pm, July 17, 2023

Jane Birkin, actress and singer, has died at the age of 76. She was found dead Sunday at her home in Paris. Jane Birkin sang of Serge Gainsbourg's little wonders and also left beautiful texts from her pen. This Monday, the foreign press pays tribute to him.

The Franco-British singer and actress Jane Birkin died at the age of 76, found dead Sunday at her home in Paris. This Londoner of origin, whose name is inseparable from that of Serge Gainsbourg, had recently reported health problems that had forced her to cancel concerts. This Monday, the foreign press pays tribute to him.

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An icon with an inimitable style

For her native United Kingdom, Jane Birkin remains the star of "I love you", eternally associated with the scandalous: I love you... Neither do I. This Monday, the Daily Mirror headlined "Farewell to Jane, the star of I love you", on the front page of its newspaper. Same tribute on the side of The Independent for whom Jane Birkin scandalized the world with this song. The Daily Mail salutes an icon with an inimitable style while the Daily Telegraph, more touching, salutes a woman irresistible until the end.

Jane Birkin is also on the front page of the French-language press. The Belgian daily Le Soir headlines "Jane Birkin, who has come to tell us that she is leaving". In Switzerland, Le Temps opts for the Ballad of Johnny-Jane to leave Jane Birkin under clear skies. Jane Birkin who takes with her a certain memory of the seventies.

The voice of tenderness

In Spain, for El País, Jane Birkin remains the voice of tenderness and sensuality. This is also what the Italian daily Corriere della Sera remembers. Across the Atlantic, for the New York Times and the New York Post, Jane Birkin is presented as the one who inspired the famous luxury bag.