Serge Gainsbourg was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director, known for his provocative music and artistic output.
Gainsbourg's music spanned various genres, including jazz, chanson, rock, reggae, and electronica, making him difficult to categorize.
His album "Histoire de Melody Nelson" is considered one of his most iconic works and a classic in French music.
Biography
Early Life
Serge Gainsbourg was born on April 2, 1928, in France to a family of Russian Jewish descent. His early exposure to music came from his mother, who was a pianist, and he quickly developed a passion for the arts. Gainsbourg's diverse musical talents included playing the accordion, bass guitar, guitar, piano, and singing, which laid the foundation for his future career as a multifaceted artist.
Career
Gainsbourg's career spanned several decades, during which he became a prominent figure in French pop music. He began his journey in the late 1950s, releasing his first album, "Du chant à la une !…" and continued to produce a remarkable body of work that included iconic albums such as "Histoire de Melody Nelson" and "Initials B.B." His music was characterized by its provocative themes and eclectic styles, ranging from jazz and chanson to rock and reggae. Gainsbourg's artistic output was not only influential in France but also resonated with international artists, making him a significant figure in the global music scene.
Legacy
After his death on March 2, 1991, Gainsbourg's music achieved legendary status, inspiring a new generation of artists. His influence can be seen in the works of contemporary musicians like Air, Beck, and Nick Cave. The Parisian house where he lived remains a shrine to his legacy, adorned with graffiti and memorabilia. Gainsbourg's unique style and bold artistic choices have solidified his place as one of the most important and influential musicians in history, with his work continuing to be celebrated and revisited by fans and artists alike.
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Discography
La Comédie-Française chante Gainsbourg2023
- 1.Introduction0:57
- 2.Le poiçonneur des lilas3:04
- 3.Dialogue0:49
- 4.Black trombone3:45
- 5.Dialogue1:00
- 6.L’eau à la bouche2:47
- 7.Dialogue1:46
- 8.Love on the beat2:36
- 9.Dialogue0:51
- 10.La noyée3:08
- 11.Dialogue1:40
- 12.La chanson de Prévert2:27
- 13.Dialogue0:45
- 14.Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais4:20
- 15.Vu de l’extérieur3:14
- 16.Dialogue1:20
- 17.Comme un boomerang4:05
- 18.La Javanaise2:55
- 19.Dialogue0:29
- 20.Mon légionnaire4:19
- 21.Ces petits riens2:21
- 22.Dialogue1:20
- 23.Initials B.B.4:06
- 24.Dialogue1:00
- 25.Finale1:11
La Chanson de Prévert2008
- 1.La Chanson de Prévert3:00
- 2.En relisant ta lettre2:00
- 3.Le Rock de Nerval1:50
- 4.Les Oubliettes2:27
- 5.Chanson de Maglia2:04
- 6.Viva Villa3:21
- 7.Les Amours perdues2:56
- 8.Les femmes c’est du chinois2:31
- 9.Personne2:44
- 10.Le Sonnet d’Arvers1:52
- 11.Le Claqueur de doigts3:06
- 12.La Nuit d’octobre3:05
- 13.Adieu, créature !2:09
- 14.L’Anthracite2:31
- 15.Mambo miam miam2:34
- 16.Indifférente2:16
- 17.Jeune Femmes et Vieux Messieurs2:03
- 18.L’Amour à la papa2:48
- 19.Mes petites odalisques2:45
- 20.Le Poinçonneur des Lilas2:37
- 21.Cha‐cha‐cha du loup1:55
- 22.Sois belle et tais‐toi1:59
- 23.Laissez‐moi tranquille1:55
- 24.Judith2:29
Serge Gainsbourg1988
- 1.Marilou reggae2:10
- 2.L’Ami Caouette3:08
- 3.Pauvre Lola2:26
- 4.Couleur café2:11
- 5.Marilou sous la neige2:23
- 6.Pamela Popo2:21
- 7.Comic Strip2:10
- 8.Rock Around the Bunker3:23
- 9.Nazi Rock3:07
- 10.69 année érotique3:18
- 11.La Fille au rasoir1:42
- 12.L’Hôtel particulier4:03
- 13.Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais3:21
- 14.L’Homme à tête de chou2:59
- 15.Le Cadavre exquis2:54
- 16.Initials B.B.3:34
- 17.L’Anamour2:17
- 18.Cargo culte7:38
- 19.Ballade de Melody Nelson2:01
- 20.Chez Max coiffeur pour hommes1:58
- 21.Sensuelle et sans suite3:02
- 22.Premiers Symptômes1:14
- 23.Qui est « in » qui est « out »2:12
- 24.Meurtre à l’extincteur0:49
- 25.Je t’aime… moi non plus4:22
- 26.Par hasard et pas rasé2:27
- 27.Sous le soleil exactement2:51
- 28.New York USA2:15
- 29.Ma Lou Marilou2:40
- 30.My Lady Héroïne3:12
- 31.Élisa2:29
- 32.La Javanaise2:29
- 33.Vu de l’extérieur3:40
- 34.Valse de Melody1:34
- 35.Good Bye Emmanuelle3:20
- 36.Aéroplanes2:35
Serge Gainsbourg, Vol. 11987
- 1.Love on the Beat8:04
- 2.Aux armes et cætera3:06
- 3.Je t’aime… moi non plus4:31
- 4.Brigade des stups (live)4:06
- 5.L’Eau à la bouche2:29
- 6.Ecce homo3:18
- 7.Marilou reggae2:10
- 8.La Javanaise2:29
- 9.Vieille canaille (live)3:28
- 10.Lemon Incest5:12
- 11.Ballade de Johnny‐Jane (live)3:03
- 12.Bonnie and Clyde4:12
- 13.Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais3:22
- 14.La Chanson de Prévert3:00
- 15.Ballade de Melody Nelson2:02
- 16.Rock Around the Bunker3:24
You’re Under Arrest1987
- 1.You're Under Arrest4:14
- 2.Five easy pisseuses3:28
- 3.Baille baille Samantha3:25
- 4.Suck Baby Suck3:47
- 5.Gloomy Sunday3:45
- 6.Aux enfants de la chance4:07
- 7.Shotgun4:02
- 8.Glass Securit3:39
- 9.Dispatch Box2:53
- 10.Mon légionnaire5:36
Love on the Beat1984
- 1.Love on the Beat8:05
- 2.Sorry Angel3:58
- 3.Hmm Hmm Hmm2:50
- 4.Kiss Me Hardy4:26
- 5.No Comment5:10
- 6.I'm the Boy4:29
- 7.Harley David Son of a Bitch3:02
- 8.Lemon Incest5:13
1958-1983 : 25 ans1983
- 1.La Javanaise2:33
- 2.Ronsard 581:55
- 3.New York U.S.A.2:18
- 4.Docteur Jekyll et Monsieur Hyde1:57
- 5.Initials B.B.3:36
- 6.Comic Strip2:13
- 7.Je t'aime… moi non plus4:26
- 8.Manon2:43
- 9.Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais3:23
- 10.Nazi Rock3:08
- 11.Aeroplanes2:38
- 12.Marilou sous la Neige2:25
- 13.La Nostalgie, Camarade3:20
- 14.Aux armes et cætera3:05
Gainsbourg1983
- 1.Elisa2:31
- 2.69 Année érotique3:20
- 3.Les sucettes2:36
- 4.L'Anamour2:18
- 5.Docteur Jekyll et Monsieur Hyde1:57
- 6.Qui est "In" Qui est "Out"2:12
- 7.Bonnie And Clyde4:17
- 8.Bloody Jack2:05
- 9.Quand mon 6,35 me fait les yeux doux1:53
- 10.New York U.S.A.2:17
- 11.La chanson du forçat2:43
- 12.Le poinçonneur des lilas2:40
- 13.La Javanaise2:31
- 14.Couleur café2:12
- 15.Initials B.B.3:36
- 16.Je t'aime... Moi non plus4:23
- 17.Ballade de Melody Nelson2:03
- 18.Sous le soleil exactement2:52
- 19.Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais3:24
- 20.Vu de l'extérieur3:42
- 21.Par hasard et pas rasé2:28
- 22.Good Bye Emmanuelle3:21
- 23.L'ami Caouette3:09
- 24.Ma Lou Marilou2:39
- 25.Marilou Reggae2:13
- 26.Le cadavre exquis3:01
- 27.L'homme à tête de choux2:59
- 28.My Lady Héroïne3:14
- 29.Nazi Rock3:09
- 30.Rock Around The Bunker3:23
- 31.Comic Strip2:13
- 32.Ford Mustang2:41
- 33.Black And White2:10
- 34.Torrey Canyon2:46
- 35.Sensuelle et sans suite3:05
- 36.L'eau à la bouche2:25
Mauvaises nouvelles des étoiles1981
- 1.Overseas Telegram3:33
- 2.Ecce homo3:17
- 3.Mickey Maousse2:31
- 4.Juif et Dieu3:08
- 5.Shush shush Charlotte2:44
- 6.Toi mourir2:02
- 7.La nostalgie camarade3:20
- 8.Bana basadi balalo3:03
- 9.Evguénie Sokolov2:51
- 10.Negusa nagast3:02
- 11.Strike2:54
- 12.Bad News From the Stars1:29
Aux armes et cætera1979
- 1.Javanaise Remake3:07
- 2.Aux armes et cætera3:05
- 3.Les Locataires2:09
- 4.Des laids des laids2:37
- 5.Brigade des stups1:57
- 6.Vieille Canaille3:00
- 7.Lola Rastaquouère3:41
- 8.Relax Baby Be Cool2:30
- 9.Daisy Temple3:54
- 10.Eau et gaz à tous les étages0:37
- 11.Pas long feu2:36
- 12.Marilou Reggae Dub3:49
Serge Gainsbourg chante ses plus grands succès de 1958 à 19761977
- 1.Le Poinçonneur des Lilas2:41
- 2.L’Amour à la papa2:45
- 3.L’Eau à la bouche2:27
- 4.La Chanson de Prévert3:00
- 5.Black Trombone2:33
- 6.La Javanaise2:27
- 7.Couleur café2:12
- 8.Comic Strip2:09
- 9.Sous le soleil exactement2:48
- 10.Elisa2:30
- 11.Ballade de Melody Nelson2:00
- 12.La Décadanse5:20
- 13.Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais3:20
- 14.Rock Around the Bunker3:20
- 15.Marilou sous la neige2:40
L’Homme à tête de chou1976
- 1.L’Homme à tête de chou3:00
- 2.Chez Max coiffeur pour hommes2:00
- 3.Marilou reggae2:12
- 4.Transit à Marilou1:33
- 5.Flash Forward2:38
- 6.Aéroplanes2:37
- 7.Premiers Symptômes1:15
- 8.Ma Lou Marilou2:41
- 9.Variations sur Marilou7:41
- 10.Meurtre à l’extincteur0:47
- 11.Marilou sous la neige2:24
- 12.Lunatic Asylum3:21
Rock Around the Bunker1975
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Grandes Chansons de Gainsbourg « La Chanson de Prévert »1974
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Vu de l’extérieur1973
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Histoire de Melody Nelson1971
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Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg1969
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Bonnie and Clyde1968
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Initials B.B.1968
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Gainsbourg Percussions1964
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Confidentiel1963
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N°41962
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L’Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg1961
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Nº21959
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Du chant à la une !…1958
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Gallery
Label
- Record label
- Mercury Records
- Record label
- Philips Records
Achievements
- Award
- César Award for Best Music Written for a Film
- Award
- Victory of the album
- Award
- Victory of honor
- Award
- Victoire de la pochette de disques
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Identifiers & aliases
Also known as: Gainsbarre, Julien Gris, Julien Grix, Lucien Ginsburg, S. Gainsbourg, Serge Ginsburg
French singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and director (1928–1991)
Serge Gainsbourg was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative releases which caused uproar in France, dividing public opinion. His artistic output ranged from his early work in jazz, chanson, and yé-yé to later efforts in rock, zouk, funk, reggae, and electronica. Gainsbourg's varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorise, although his legacy has been firmly established and he is often regarded as one of the world's most influential popular musicians.
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