In March 2024, Marc Lavoine was the guest of Nagui and Leïla Kaddour-Boudadi in The original soundtrack on France Inter. He came back to the influence that Serge Gainsbourg had on his career. He then declared: “I don’t know. I saw him on TV in a suit, a little disheveled, with an orchestra behind. He was smoking a cigarette. I said to myself that it was different (…) That gave me want to do that”.
And to explain regarding their first conversation, a little later: “I mainly listened to what he had to say to me. I gave him compliments and he moved on to something else”. And it is in the name of this admiration for the idol who died in 1991 that Marc Lavoine helped his youngest son.
Marc Lavoine helped Lulu Gainsbourg change her name
In the fall of 2007, Lulu had been accepted into Berklee College of Music. He then wanted to become a professional musician, composer and arranger. But when registering, the young boy had sent his file under a name that was not his, namely Lulu Gainsbourg.
“He didn’t like his official name, Lucien Ginzburg“, revealed his mother, Bambou to Le Figaro. She, who knew how much her son wanted to officially bear his father’s name, Gainsbourg, had entrusted it to Marc Lavoine at the time. And the latter used his influence to grant this wish.
“Marc Lavoine knew Dominique de Villepin. Lulu was able to change her name on the family record book urgently”, Bambou finally reports.
And Lulu Gainsbourg always needs help, according to her mother. Bambou, explained in December 2024, to “Liberation” that he “copper”. On the occasion of the release of his latest book, “Step by step in the night“, published on November 7, 2024, Serge Gainsbourg’s last wife made daring confidences about their son.
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The journalists explained: “More a composer than a performer, he cares about the melodies when his partner takes care of the lyrics. He also tries his hand at soundtracks for the cinema”.
In total, Lulu Gainsbourg has released 4 studio albums. “From Gainsbourg to Lulu”, in 2011, then in 2015, “Lady Luck” with Ara Starck and Anne Hathaway. In 2017, “Who are you there?“. And in 2021, “Replay“. He also composed the music of a song by Marc Lavoine, “When I’m alone“ in 2009.
