She wanted to give her news to her fans. Jane Birkin, who died on July 16, 2023 at her Parisian home, had experienced many health problems lately: a stroke in September 2021 had particularly weakened her. In March 2023, it was because of another health concern that she had canceled a concert in Brittany, her region of heart: as the Telegram wrote, the artist had injured herself and was not able to occur. “I’m not well at all, I broke my shoulder blade and I’m in a lot of pain” she confided on the phone to the producers of the show.
The singer, inseparable from Serge Gainsbourg, had also canceled her summer concerts in the process: at the Olympia, at La Cigale and the stages of various festivals for which it had to occur. “I have always been a great optimist, and I realize that I still need a little time to be able again on stage and with you”she announced in a press release last May, hoping to meet her fans this fall.
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Jane Birkin very moving on the red carpet of the César 2023
The last appearance of Jane Birkin dates back to February 24, during the Cesar ceremony. Charlotte Gainsbourg was accompanied by her daughter Alice and his mother, who arrives completely transformed physically, visibly affected by the consequences of her repeated health problems. Charlotte Gainsbourg was in the running for the Cesar for Best Documentary Filmeventually won by Back to Reims. For the first time, she had decided to put her mother on stage in Jane by Charlotte. Came to support her daughter, Jane Birkin had challenged internet users because of her physical transformation while passing in front of the camera. “Wait it was Jane Birkin alongside Charlotte Gainsbourg? I didn’t recognize her last night” a surfer is surprised, followed by other comments: “No joke. I didn’t recognize Jane Birkin wow #Cesar2023” or “I think I saw Jane Birkin at #Caesar2023 she hurt me a little.“.
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