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Serge Gainsbourg was one of France's most influential musicians. Born from a jewish russian family and raised in Paris during the second world war, young Lucien Ginsburg was very insecure about his looks. In the early 50s he gave up his art career and became a songwriter and artist, becoming the womanizing hard drinking and chainsmoking Serge Gainsbourg. During the 50s and 60s he wrote songs for and cooperated with famous female singers such as Brigitte Bardot (about whom he wrote the initials BB) and Juliette Greco. The themes of his songs are often dark, ambiguous and/or humerous.