Paris names a street after David Bowie celebrating music icon's legacy

Officials unveil the street sign of singer David Bowie during a ceremony in Paris, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. The city of Paris is immortalising late British music icon David Bowie by naming a street after him in the city's southeast on what would have been his 77th birthday on Monday. — Photo: AP Photo/Christophe Ena

Paris immortalised late British music icon David Bowie by naming a street after him in the city’s southeast on what would have been his 77th birthday on Monday.

The inauguration of rue David-Bowie was first announced in 2020 by Jérôme Coumet, mayor of the 13th arrondissement. Bowie died of cancer in 2016.