Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg was born on 21st July 1971, in London, England. She is a Famous French singer & actress. She is the daughter of English actress Jane Birkin and French singer and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg.


Charlotte Gainsbourg says :

" The English was really my mother, it was never me. Being the daughter of my father, I always felt very French. "




At 13 years old, she recorded her debut, Charlotte for Ever, an album of songs written by her father, singer/songwriter/provocateur Serge Gainsbourg, that was inspired by the film he directed and in which they both starred. In the 2000s, Gainsbourg performing the spoken word introduction to Madonna's "What It Feels Like for a Girl" in 2001 and lending backing vocals to Badly Drawn Boy's 2002 album Have You Fed the Fish?


Charlotte Gainsbourg :

"At the beginning it wasn't to do with the work, it was more the experience. "

While appearing in projects such as Michel Gondry's The Science of Sleep, she began work on her second solo album, enlisting Air's Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin as composers, Jarvis Cocker and the Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon as lyricists, and Nigel Godrich as producer. The resulting record, 2006's 5:55, paid homage to her musical heritage and defined her as an artist and interpreter in her own right. It also went platinum in France, although an American release in spring 2007 didn't fare as well. Gainsbourg returned to the studio quickly, enlisting the help of another A-list producer, Beck, to help shape her newest batch of electronic pop songs.



Quote of Charlotte Gainsbourg :

"  I hope I'll consider my next part, having learnt from this one. "