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Born Lucien Ginzburg with his sister Lilianne in Paris
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Enrolls at the Ecole Supérieure Des Beaux Arts to pursue painting.
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Spends a year in the French military, as required of all French men. Develops a drinking habit.
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Marries Elizabeth Levitsky
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Joins France’s songwriters’ society. Registers first six songs .
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Changes name to Serge Gainsbourg – Gainsbourg as an homage to English painter Gainsborough and Serge as a reference to his Russian heritage.
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Listen to "Le Poiçoinneur de Lilas"Signs with the Philips record label. Releases “Du Chant à la une!” (Songs on Page One.) One better-known songs from this album was “Le Poiçonneur des Lilas.”
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Marries Béatrice, (née Françoise-Antoinette Pancrazzi).
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Listen to France Gall perform "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"France Gall wins Eurovision for the song “Poupée de cire, poupée de son” (Wax doll, singing doll), written by Gainsbourg.
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Listen to Gainbourg and Bardot's duet "Bonnie and Clyde"Meets Brigitte Bardot. They work together on songs like “Bonnie and Clyde” and become lovers.
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Listen to "Je T'Aime ... Moi Non Plus"Meets Jane Birkin on a movie set, and they begin to work together. They record “Je T’Aime … Moi Non Plus,” which becomes Gainsbourg’s only hit outside France. It’s unknown whether the two married during the course of their 13-year relationship.
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Charlotte Gainsbourg is born, who becomes a popular actress and recording artist.
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Listen to "Aux Armes et cetera"Travels to Jamaica to record “Aux Armes et cetera,” the title song from which was a spoof on the French national anthem.
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Gainsbourg’s drinking problem becomes too much to handle; Birkin leaves him.
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Watch Gainsbourg's pass at Whitney HoustonMakes a vulgur proposition at Whiney Houston on French TV.
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Dies of a heart attack in his Paris apartment.
