Invited on France Inter, this Saturday September 2, Etienne Daho once again greeted his friend Jane Birkin, who died on July 16 at the age of 76.
On July 16, the music world lost a great personality. That day, Jane Birkin, the favorite Englishwoman of the French, died at the age of 76. Sad news that had reacted to many celebrities, like Etienne Daho. A few hours after the announcement of his death, the singer who had produced and composed Jane Birkin’s last album, had announced his immense sadness. “Unimaginable to live in a world without your light“, he had written in the caption of a photo of Jane Birkin in black and white.
The next day, Etienne Daho had transmitted a heartbreaking letter of tribute. He had underlined the importance of Jane Birkin in his life and in that of the French. “Thanks to your talent, your elegant free beauty, your sharp, macabre and British humor, you accompanied our gloomy adolescence“, he had indicated. “Life made us meet, love each other and I quickly became a friend of the family. I liked your unique voice, high pitched and so singular, your free, poetic and cheeky writing, your commitments. Always honest. Always light. Always too modest and generous, attributing your successes to others. Always”he added.
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“It was a huge shock”
Almost two months after the disappearance of Jane Birkin, Etienne Daho once again paid tribute to his friend at the microphone of the show The Balladthis Saturday, September 2, on France Inter. “She’s an artist in her own right, actress, director, playwright, songwriter – and what an author, frankly! – Me she blew me away with her lyrics”, he first said. Before emphasizing:I wanted her to come out of her muse role, her lyrics are very cheeky, very free, poetic”.
“For me, she’s still there, I can’t bring myself to think that she’s gone, it doesn’t pass“, he continued, moved. Before continuing:She defied the laws of medicine so much, she wasn’t complaining, she was a real warrior, someone luminous. His death, I told myself that it could not happen, it was a huge shock.“On September 4, it was Lou Doillon, Jane Birkin’s daughter, who paid a vibrant tribute to her mother, on the occasion of her 41st birthday.
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