Serge Gainsbourg was a pioneering French singer-songwriter, composer, and provocateur whose work reshaped popular music in the 20th century. Emerging from postwar Paris, he fused chanson, jazz, pop, and reggae with wit and audacity, crafting lyrics celebrated for their wordplay and sensuality. Gainsbourg’s collaborations with artists like Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin produced enduring classics and cemented his reputation as a cultural icon. Both revered and controversial, he remains a symbol of artistic daring and poetic sophistication in modern French music.