Serge Gainsbourg

Birth Name:

Lucien Ginsburg

Birth Date:

April 2, 1928

Birth Place:

Paris, France

Death Date:

March 2, 1991

Place of Death:

5 bis Rue de Verneuil, Paris, France

Age:

Cause of Death:

Heart attack

Cemetery Name:

Cimetière du Montparnasse

Claim to Fame:

Music

Serge Gainsbourg was a French musician, singer-songwriter, author, filmmaker and actor. Regarded as the most important figure in French pop whilst alive, he was renowned for often provocative and scandalous releases which caused uproar in France, dividing its public opinion, as well as his diverse artistic output, which ranged from his early work in jazz, chanson, and yé-yé to later efforts in rock, funk, reggae, and electronica. Gainsbourg's varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize, although his legacy has been firmly established and he is often regarded as one of the world's most influential popular musicians. His lyrical works incorporated wordplay, with humorous, bizarre, provocative, sexual, satirical or subversive overtones, including sophisticated rhymes, mondegreen, onomatopoeia, spoonerism, dysphemism, paraprosdokian, and pun. Gainsbourg wrote over 550 songs, which have been covered more than 1,000 times by a range of artists.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Cimetière du Montparnasse

3 Bd Edgar Quinet

Paris, , 75014

France

Europe

Map:

Map of Cimetière du Montparnasse, Paris, France

Grave Location:

Division 1

Grave Location Description

As you enter the cemetery at Boulevard Raspail walk straight ahead and turn right onto Avenue Transversale (between Division 27 and 26). Walk past Division 26 and 11 until you come to Division 1. Continue walking along the road bordering Division 1 until you come to the final resting place of Serge Gainsbourg on your left on the road.