British-born actress and singer, Jane Birkin has died in Paris.
According to report, Birkin, aged 76, was found dead at her home.
A 1960s wild child who became a beloved figure in France, had a mild stroke in 2021 after suffering heart problems in previous years.
Birkin was best known outside of Paris for her 1969 hit in which she and her then-lover, the late French singer and songwriter, Serge Gainsbourg, sang the sexually explicit “Je t’aime…moi non plus”.
Reacting to her death, the French Culture Ministry said the country had lost a “timeless Francophone icon”.
On his part, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said “most Parisian of the English has left us, we will never forget her songs, her laughs and her incomparable accent which always accompanied us.”
In his eulogies, French singer, Etienne Daho, who produced and composed Birkin’s last album in 2020, stated “It’s unimaginable to live in a world without you
Born in London in December 1946, the late artiste and singer first took to the stage at the age of 17.
She is survived by two daughters, the singer and actress, Charlotte and Lou Doillon, also an actress.
Jane Mallory Birkin equaly had a daughter, Kate, who was born in 1967 and died in 2013.
