"There will soon be a Rue David Bowie in the 13th arrondissement of Paris," Jerome Coumet, mayor of the district told French news agency AFP.
The socialist mayor, a professed fan of Bowie, said a new road near the major Austerlitz station in the southeast of the French capital would bear the name off the music megastar.
David Bowie aurait eu 73 ans aujourd'hui
Jérôme Coumet (@jerome_coumet) January 8, 2020
Et j'ai un scoop : une rue de #Paris13 devrait prochainement porter son nom !! 🔥
Mais chuuuuut. 🤫 pic.twitter.com/JXZcZfr7y7
"The naming must be approved by the Paris council in February, something which Coumet said would normally happen without problems.
Bowie who created such enduring hits as Heroes and Space Oddity, "had a strong link with the city of lights", he added.
Bowie would have turned 73 on Wednesday.
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