Caroline Paulus
Caroline von Paulus | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Actress Fashion model Singer |
| Spouse(s) | Serge Gainsbourg (1981-2 March 1991) (his death) 1 child |
Caroline von Paulus (born 8 October, 1959) is a French Eurasian actress, fashion model and singer. She is more well known by her stage name - Bambou. Von Paulus was married to the French singer Serge Gainsbourg from 1981 to his death in 1991. Their son Lucien 'Lulu' Gainsbourg was born in 1986. She met Gainsbourg in 1980 at L'Elysée Matignon in Paris and was the subject of his photobook "Bambou et les poupées".[1]
In popular culture
Bambou was a fixture in the music and fashion scene during much of the 1980s. She was portrayed by actress Mylène Jampanoï in the film Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque).