Charlotte Gainsbourg

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Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (born 21 July 1971) is a British-French actress and singer. She is the daughter of English actress Jane Birkin and French singer and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. After making her musical debut with her father on the song "Lemon Incest" at the age of 13, she released an album with her father at the age of 15. More than 20 years passed before she released the first of four albums as an adult (5:55, IRM, Stage Whisper and Rest) to commercial and critical success. Gainsbourg has also appeared in many films, including several directed by Lars von Trier, and has received both a César Award and the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award.

Albums/Movies/TV Shows

2017

Rest

Rest is the fifth album by French musician and actress Charlotte Gainsbourg. It was primarily produced by French electronic musician SebastiAn, and released on 17 November 2017 by Because Music. It is her first album release in six years, and features collaborations with Paul McCartney, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Owen Pallett and Connan Mockasin, among others. The tracks "Rest" and "Deadly Valentine" were released as singles and music videos, both directed by Gainsbourg herself.

Genre: Alternative, indie pop, electronic

Release date: Nov 17, 2017

Rest Tracks

1	Ring-A-Ring O' Roses	3:45
2	Lying With You	3:33
3	Kate	3:46
4	Deadly Valentine	3:15
5	I'm A Lie	3:47
6	Rest	3:7
7	Sylvia Says	3:51
8	Songbird In A Cage	3:27
9	Dans Vos Airs	3:4
10	Les Crocodiles	3:48
11	Les Oxalis	3:56

2011

Stage Whisper

Stage Whisper is a double album by Charlotte Gainsbourg, released on December 13, 2011.

Genre: Alternative rock, indie pop, chamber pop

Release date: Dec 13, 2011

Stage Whisper Tracks

1	Terrible Angels	3:14
2	Paradisco	4:27
3	All The Rain	3:25
4	White Telephone	3:30
5	Anna	2:43
6	Go To Let Go	3:35
7	Out Of Touch	3:49
8	Memoir	3:01
9	Just Like A Woman	4:16

2009

IRM

IRM is the third studio album by French electropop singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, with all songs written and produced by Beck except "Le Chat Du CafÃ© Des Artistes" (written by Jean-Pierre Ferland). The album title was inspired by the French initialism for a MRI scanner. The title track was released as a free download on 9 October 2009. The album was mostly recorded at Beck's home studio in Los Angeles, California. The lead single is "Heaven Can Wait", a duet with Beck, and was released on 2 November. The music video for "Heaven Can Wait" was directed by Keith Schofield and was released on 19 November 2009. The video for "Heaven Can Wait" was named one of the Top 20 best music videos of 2009 by Spin Magazine. "Trick Pony" is featured in the football video game by EA Sports, FIFA 11.

Genre: Alternative rock, indie pop

Release date: Dec 7, 2009

IRM Tracks

1	Master's Hands	2:48
2	IRM	2:36
3	Le Chat Du Café Des Artistes	4:02
4	In The End	2:02
5	Heaven Can Wait	2:41
6	Me And Jane Doe	3:20
7	Vanities	3:38
8	Time Of The Assassins	2:52
9	Trick Pony	2:54
10	Greenwich Mean Time	2:25
11	Dandelion	3:16
12	Voyage	4:02
13	La Collectionneuse	5:17
14	Looking Glass Blues	2:21

2006

5:55

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 500,000 copies. In the United States, the album sold a modest 22,000 copies. "The Songs That We Sing" was #78 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.

Genre: Indie pop, dream pop

Release date: Aug 28, 2006

5:55 Tracks

1	5:55	4:53
2	AF607105	6:21
3	The Operation	3:57
4	Tel Que Tu Es	3:10
5	The Songs That We Sing	3:02
6	Beauty Mark	3:07
7	Little Monsters	3:47
8	Jamais	4:38
9	Night-Time Intermission	2:45
10	Everything I Cannot See	9:40
11	Morning Song	3:15
12	Set Yourself On Fire	4:10
13	Somewhere Between Waking And Sleeping	5:07