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Singer Marianne Faithfull dies at the age of 78

Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star known for her influence on the Rolling Stones, has died at the age of 78 in London, as confirmed by her music promotion company Republic Media.
She gained fame with her hit 'As Tears Go By' in 1964 and had a tumultuous relationship with Mick Jagger, which influenced many Stones songs.
Faithfull faced significant personal struggles, including addiction and health issues, but remained a notable figure in music and acting throughout her life.
Her heritage included a British intelligence officer father and a connection to 19th-century Austrian aristocrats, shaping her complex identity.

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What Marianne Faithfull Taught Me About Heartbreak

Remembering a life-altering conversation with the singer, songwriter, actor, and ultimate '60s icon, who died yesterday at 78.

23 days ago·New York, United States

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Hollywood Life

Marianne Faithfull’s Health History Before Her Death

The late singer and actress died at the age of 78 in January 2025 after battling several health issues throughout her life.

23 days ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Conversation

Marianne Faithfull: the singer with an inimitable voice was a Romantic poet at heart

Marianne Faithfull, the London-born singer with an inimitable voice, has passed away at the age of 78. She was known for many things: she was a pop star, an actress and a muse. But she was probably best known for her voice. When she first entered the world of pop in 1964, her high-pitched tones rang with mellifluous vibrato. As she grew older and lived an increasingly excessive lifestyle, she developed a rasp – a quality borne of her unique expe…

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New Statesman

Remembering the real Marianne Faithfull

The singer and songwriter Marianne Faithfull died on 30 January, aged 78, in London – with 21 albums and a solid gold rock and roll reputation behind her. She’d been close to death before: after a suicide attempt on a plane in 1969, which left her in a coma; anorexic, homeless and high on heroin, when she lived “on a wall” in Soho in the 1970s; and in intensive care during the Covid pandemic, after spending the previous decade surviving breast c…

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Vogue

‘I’ve Done Everything I Want to Do and Gone Everywhere I Want to Go’: Remembering Marianne Faithfull

The legendary singer/actor/muse was far more than Mick Jagger’s boyfriend and a Rolling Stone muse: Her outsized spirit forged a one-off creative life.

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Acclaimed British singer, actress, and Rolling Stones muse dead at 78

Marianne Faithfull, Grammy-nominated singer, actress, and one of the most prominent female voices of the British Invasion, died in London on Thursday. She was 78. The cause of death was not disclosed.

23 days ago·New Jersey, United States

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