Serge Gainsbourg (born Lucien Ginsburg) was a French singer, songwriter, pianist, film composer, poet, painter, screenwriter, writer, actor, and director.
In mid-1968 Gainsbourg fell in love with the younger English singer and actress Jane Birkin, whom he met during the shooting of the film Slogan. Their relationship lasted over a decade. In 1971 they had a daughter, the actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg. Although many sources state that they were married, according to their daughter Charlotte this was not the case. Birkin left Gainsbourg in 1980.
