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Charlotte Gainsbourg
Gainsbourg was born in London, England and raised in Paris, France. Her uncle is the screenwriter Andrew Birkin who directed her in The Cement Garden. Gainsbourg made her motion picture début playing Catherine Deneuve's daughter in the 1984 film Paroles et musique. She made her musical debut with her father on the song Lemon Incest. In 1986, Gainsbourg won a César Award for "Most Promising Actress" for L'effrontée, and in 2000 she won "Best Supporting Actress" for the film La Bûche. In 1994, Gainsbourg made her stage debut in David Mamet's Oleanna at the Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse. Gainsbourg has sung the title song in three of her films and has released two albums. In 2004, she sang a duet with French pop star Étienne Daho on his single "If". 5:55 is the second album by French musician and actress Charlotte Gainsbourg. It is also her first album release in twenty years. Charlotte collaborated on the album with French duo Air, English musician Jarvis Cocker, and Irish singer-songwriter Neil Hannon, as well as Radiohead's main producer Nigel Godrich. "The Songs That We Sing" and "5:55" were released as singles. The album went platinum in France, selling over 300,000 copies. (Source: www.wikipedia.org)
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