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Watch Charlotte Gainsbourg Perform 'Sylvia Says' Live In The Studio

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Watch Charlotte Gainsbourg Perform 'Sylvia Says' Live In The Studio

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September 19, 2018 • Watch veteran performer Charlotte Gainsbourg perform a moody, disco-driven cut from her recent album, Rest.

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First Listen

Review: Charlotte Gainsbourg, 'Rest'

November 13, 2017 • The French singer (and actor) has made her first album in 7 years — a testament to the power of immaculate, effortless-sounding pop songcraft, even in the face of loss.

New Mix: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chad VanGaalen, Lean Year, More

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All Songs Considered

New Mix: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chad VanGaalen, Lean Year, More

September 26, 2017 • This week's mix of essential new songs includes an ear worm from actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, multiple new discoveries, including the rock band Blis., the remarkable M.R. Bennett and more.

New Mix: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chad VanGaalen, Lean Year, More

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Song Of The Day

Lamenting a Love That Gets Under the Skin

May 11, 2007 • As the daughter of French pop artists Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin, it comes as no surprise that Charlotte Gainsbourg would craft a mature exploration of ethereal pop and new wave.

First Listen: Charlotte Gainsbourg, 'IRM'

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First Listen

First Listen: Charlotte Gainsbourg, 'IRM'

January 18, 2010 • The daughter of French pop artist Serge Gainsbourg and actress Jane Birkin has found success as an actress, as well as a singer and songwriter. Her latest record, IRM, finds her enlisting Beck.

Music News

In France, a Revolution on the Pop Charts

April 23, 2007 • France has produced remarkable music over the years, from the emotive chanson of Edith Piaf to Serge Gainsbourg's iconoclastic work to the electronic melodies of the band Air. But these days there are so many young artists stirring the charts that it seems like French music is in the process of reinventing itself.

In France, a Revolution on the Pop Charts

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Scanning The Mind Of Charlotte Gainsbourg

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Scanning The Mind Of Charlotte Gainsbourg

February 21, 2010 • Gainsbourg, the daughter of Serge Gainsbourg, is a cultivated enigma: The French actress and singer has hardly missed a step in a long career that began in adolescence. Now in her late 30s, she's released her third album, IRM, which was produced and co-written by Beck.

Scanning The Mind Of Charlotte Gainsbourg

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Favorite Sessions

Histoire De Charlotte Gainsbourg

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May 11, 2010 • Visibly shy and nervous at KEXP, Gainsbourg was not only on her first real tour, but performing her first-ever live on-air session. But with a stripped-down acoustic set-up, she shared her beautiful songs and memories of her father, Serge Gainsbourg.

Charlotte Gainsbourg In Studio On KEXP 4/14/10

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World Cafe

Charlotte Gainsbourg On World Cafe

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March 3, 2010 • Gainsbourg's latest album, IRM, was inspired by her time spent in the hospital recovering from a serious head injury. Enlisting Beck for production, she set about recording a lush collection of off-kilter indie-pop. She plays songs from her latest album on this World Cafe session.

Charlotte Gainsbourg On World Cafe

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