Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (29 December 1946 – 30 January 2025) was an English singer and actress who had many hit songs, solo and with other singers. Her singing career began around 1964. She became popular in the 1960s with the release of her hit single "As Tears Go By". She became one of the lead female artists during the British Invasion in the United States.
Faithfull was born in Hampstead, London. She was of Austrian ancestry. She was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1981.
In 2006, Faithfull was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had surgery later the same year and recovered. In 2007, she said she was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 1995.[1] In April 2020, during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, it was reported that Faithfull was being treated in hospital for COVID-19.[2]
Faithfull died on 30 January 2025 in London at the age of 78.[3][4]
Marianne Faithfull Media
Cashbox advertisement, 19 September 1964
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Faithfull performing on the Dutch TV programme Fanclub on 17 September 1966
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Michael Cooper, Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull, Shepard Sherbell, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and Brian Jones at the Royal Concertgebouw on 1 September 1967
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Faithfull performing in 2008
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Faithfull at the premiere of Irina Palm, at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival in 2007
Faithfull at the Women's World Awards in 2009
References
- ↑ Marianne Faithfull has hepatitis C
- ↑ "Marianne Faithfull, English singer and muse of Mick Jagger, hospitalised with COVID-19". Perth Now. 5 April 2020. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/coronavirus/marianne-faithfull-english-singer-and-muse-of-mick-jagger-hospitalised-with-covid-19-ng-b881510736z. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ↑ "Singer Marianne Faithfull dies at 78". BBC News. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ↑ "Singer Marianne Faithfull dies at the age of 78". Sky News. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
