The English was really my mother, it was never me. Being the daughter of my father, I always felt very French.

2002) and Joe (b. In late 2009 Gainsbourg released her third studio album IRM which was produced by Beck. In 2000 Gainsbourg was featured on the Madonna album Music on the track "What It Feels Like For A Girl".

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. She is the daughter of English actress Jane Birkin and French singer and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg.