Jane Birkin, Actress & Singer Who Inspired The Iconic Hermès Bag, Dead At 76

Fans of singer and songwriter Coco Lee, who was known for her powerful voice and live performances, were gathering with flowers to pay their respects to their idol at her funeral in Hong Kong on Monday.The evening services were expected to be attended by her family, friends and supporters. Lee died July 5 at age 48.She was born in Hong Kong and attended school in San Francisco before releasing her first album in 1994 at age 19.

Deadline Thursday by CESD Talent Agency, which he co-founded in 1963.The singer-turned-businessman died on July 15 at his home in West Hollywood. No other details were provided.The founder was “among the great innovators and gentlemen of the talent representation business,” CESD partners Ken Slevin and Paul Doherty said in a statement.

Sineád O’Connor, the troubled Irish singer and activist who scored a global smash with Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” in 1990 and was banned from Saturday Night Live for tearing up a photo of Pope John Paul II during her performance two years later, has died at 56, according to a statement from her family provided to Irish TV and radio broadcaster RTÉ. No details on the cause, date or place of her death were given.

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Jane Birkin‘s Paris home was reportedly targeted by thieves just days after her death.The singer and actress was found dead on July 16 at the age of 76, having been found by her caregiver on the first night she had spent home alone in two years in a bid to regain some independence. Birkin had been living with cancer for 16 years.Now, local media outlet BFMTV has reported that an attempted burglary took place in the early hours on Wednesday (July 19).Citing a police source, the publication claimed that shortly before 4am, a childhood friend of Birkin’s staying in the house heard noises coming from behind the door.According to the reports, police officers were called to the scene where they saw potential evidence of an attempted break-in, including markings on and damage to the door and its frame, as well as pieces of wood scattered on the ground.In addition, it was claimed that the day before the alleged incident, three individuals were seen and cautioned by neighbours for attempting to enter the house.Birkin’s family confirmed in a statement on the same day that she had died of natural causes.

Brigitte Bardot is recovering after first responders rushed to her home. Several French outlets reported on Wednesday that emergency services were called in that morning after the 88-year-old struggled to breathe. A spokesperson for the '60s star confirmed to Fox News Digital that the actress suffered a health scare due to a blistering heat wave in Saint-Tropez but is now recovering.

Emergency services were called to Brigitte Bardot’s Saint Tropez home on Wednesday after the iconic French actress and animal rights activist suffered breathing difficulties, according to French media reports.

Jane Birkin graced the front pages of most French newspapers on Monday as France mourned the death of the late British actress and singer who enjoyed icon status in the country that she had called home since the late 1960s.

British singer and actor Jane Birkin, best known for her work with Serge Gainsbourg, has died at her home in France. She was 76.Born in London in 1946, Birkin originally began her career as an actor in the UK, appearing in films such as Michelangelo Antonioni’s ‘Blowup’ in 1966.

reported in Le Parisien and BFM television that Birkin had been found dead at her home in Paris. The actress suffered a mild stroke in 2021, but her cause of death has not yet been revealed. .“Because she embodied freedom, because she sang the most beautiful words of our language, Jane Birkin was a French icon.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic With Jane Birkin’s passing, France loses both an icon and one of its greatest enigmas. To focus on France is not to diminish the fact that Birkin’s death will be mourned around the world. Alongside Brigitte Bardot, Françoise Hardy and Catherine Deneuve, Birkin was one of the last surviving 1960s femmes who sparked global interest in French culture. Except that Birkin wasn’t French. She was born in London and clung to her English accent all her life. Birkin was perfectly fluent, but cultivated a faux-naïf way of speaking her adopted language that reinforced her persona as the eternal child. For the French, it was all part of her singular charm, established decades earlier… and which she sometimes struggled to escape.

pic.twitter.com/aRkuxR2TcmWhile Birkin's cause of death is not yet known, according to multiple reports, the actress had been plagued with health issues in recent years, including a stroke in 2021 and a broken shoulder blade earlier this year, forcing her to cancel a handful of concerts in May.ET has reached out to Birkin's rep for comment.Born in London in December 1946, Birkin found a home in France at the age of 20, after moving to Paris to work on the movie . While on the set of the 1968 film, she met and started a relationship with the film's star, French actor and singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg.The pair would go on to collaborate on the actress's most well-known song, «Je T'Aime… Moi Non Plus,» which translates to «I Love You… Me Neither.» The sensual song was considered risqué for its time and was banned by the BBC and condemned by the Vatican.Birkin and Gainsbourg were together for 12 years, welcoming a daughter Charlotte, before splitting in 1981.

Jane Birkin, the accomplished actress and singer who inspired the Hermès handbag of the same name, has died at the age of 76.

Jane Birkin, the famed British singer and actress that transformed French culture, has died at 76 in Paris. Remembered as a style-icon, the iconic Hermès Birkin bag, introduced in 1984, was named after the artist.  The French Culture Ministry tweeted that Birkin had died on Sunday, crediting her as a "timeless Francophone icon." France's Minister of Culture, Rima Abdul Malak, shared her grief on social media, writing "Jane B was mischief, impertinent elegance, the never-outdated emblem of an entire era, a murmuring voice that remains our idol," in a tweet translated to English.

Jane Birkin has sadly passed away.

has died at 76 following health concerns that forced the musician to cancel a series of concerts in May, per a report from .The British icon—who spent the majority of her time in France and had a major influence on French style and culture—rose to fame as an actor, starring in films such as La Piscine (1969) and Death on the Nile (1978), earning three Cèsar Award nominations throughout her decades-long film career. Birkin was also known for pushing boundaries, with her breathy vocals on Serge Gainsbourg's hit 1969 duet “Je T’Aime … Moi Non Plus” causing enough controversy that the song was banned from the radio in multiple countries and denounced by the Vatican. “We never thought for a moment that the song would become such a symbol of freedom—all over the world,” Birkin told in 2018.

Actress and singer Jane Birkin, who charmed France with her English grace, style and accented French and made the country her home, has died at age 76, according to France’s Culture Ministry and French media.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Jane Birkin, the beloved British-French actor and singer who spent most of her life in France and is known for a tumultuous relationship with French singer-songwriter Charles Gainsbourg, died on Sunday (July 16) at her home in Paris, according to Le Parisien newspaper. She was 76. No cause of death has yet been confirmed. Birkin was best known internationally for her steamy 1969 duet “Je t’aime… moi non plus” which she sang with Gainsbourg, one year after meeting him. Together, Birkin and Gainsbourg had a daughter, the actor and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg (“Melancholia,” “Nymphomaniac”).

French media has reported the death of Jane Birkin at the age of 76.

Jane Birkin has died aged 76, French media are reporting.According to BFMTV, Birkin was found at home by her caregiver. No cause of death has yet been revealed.The English-French star enjoyed a long and fruitful career in both film and music, and maintained a both on- and off-screen relationship with Serge Gainsbourg for decades.After meeting while appearing together in 1969 French film Slogan, they released a collaborative debut album the same year.The pair split in 1980, with Birkin continuing to release solo albums and appear in a number of films.Birkin released her most recent studio album, ‘Oh! Pardon tu dormais…’ 2020.