The legendary singer and actress Marianne Faithfull has passed away
31 january 2025 в 19:37
British singer and songwriter Marianne Faithfull passed away on January 30 in London. She was 78 years old.
«With deep sadness, we announce the death of singer, songwriter, and actress Marianne Faithfull», - her representative’s statement read on Thursday, January 30.
«Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, surrounded by her loving family. She will be greatly missed».
Faithfull was a British singer, songwriter, and actress born in Hampstead, London, in December 1946 to Eva von Sacher-Masoch and Major Glynn Faithfull, a British intelligence officer.
She rose to fame in the 1960s thanks to her iconic music career and tumultuous personal life. With her raw, expressive voice, Faithfull became a defining cultural figure of the sixties. She was closely associated with the Rolling Stones, especially Mick Jagger, with whom she had widely discussed relationships.
Faithfull’s career took off in 1964 when she was discovered by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, who helped launch her music career with the release of the song «As Tears Go By», - written by Jagger and Keith Richards.
Faithfull had a son, Nicholas, whom she had with her then-partner, artist John Dunbar.
Faithfull was married once to artist and writer John Dunbar in 1965 when she was just 18 years old. The couple had a son, Nicholas, before divorcing in 1970. She later married Ben Brierley, a member of the punk band The Vibrators, in 1979. Her third marriage was to Giorgio Della Terza, but they separated in 1991 after three years together.
She also had a long-term relationship with her manager, French producer Francois Ravard, which lasted 15 years before they split in 2009, according to The Guardian.
Faithfull’s representative confirmed her death, although the cause was not disclosed. At this time, it remains unknown.
Faithfull struggled with drug abuse, temporary homelessness, and battling nervous anorexia. She even spent six days in a coma in 1969 after overdosing on sleeping pills.
«I was addicted to every possible neurotic thing — heroin, cocaine, pills, alcohol, sex, and money», - she wrote in her autobiography Faithfull, calling herself a «typical junkie». «The first year I was in treatment, I was dying to find a serious psychosis to blame everything on, but nothing like that happened. My rapid decline had much more in common with a persistent and reckless pursuit of hedonism».
Throughout her life, Faithfull faced numerous health issues, including breast cancer and hepatitis C. She also contracted COVID-19 in April 2020 and struggled with long-term side effects such as memory and lung problems, as well as fatigue
«With deep sadness, we announce the death of singer, songwriter, and actress Marianne Faithfull», - her representative’s statement read on Thursday, January 30.
«Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, surrounded by her loving family. She will be greatly missed».
Faithfull was a British singer, songwriter, and actress born in Hampstead, London, in December 1946 to Eva von Sacher-Masoch and Major Glynn Faithfull, a British intelligence officer.
She rose to fame in the 1960s thanks to her iconic music career and tumultuous personal life. With her raw, expressive voice, Faithfull became a defining cultural figure of the sixties. She was closely associated with the Rolling Stones, especially Mick Jagger, with whom she had widely discussed relationships.
Faithfull’s career took off in 1964 when she was discovered by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, who helped launch her music career with the release of the song «As Tears Go By», - written by Jagger and Keith Richards.
Faithfull had a son, Nicholas, whom she had with her then-partner, artist John Dunbar.
Faithfull was married once to artist and writer John Dunbar in 1965 when she was just 18 years old. The couple had a son, Nicholas, before divorcing in 1970. She later married Ben Brierley, a member of the punk band The Vibrators, in 1979. Her third marriage was to Giorgio Della Terza, but they separated in 1991 after three years together.
She also had a long-term relationship with her manager, French producer Francois Ravard, which lasted 15 years before they split in 2009, according to The Guardian.
Faithfull’s representative confirmed her death, although the cause was not disclosed. At this time, it remains unknown.
Faithfull struggled with drug abuse, temporary homelessness, and battling nervous anorexia. She even spent six days in a coma in 1969 after overdosing on sleeping pills.
«I was addicted to every possible neurotic thing — heroin, cocaine, pills, alcohol, sex, and money», - she wrote in her autobiography Faithfull, calling herself a «typical junkie». «The first year I was in treatment, I was dying to find a serious psychosis to blame everything on, but nothing like that happened. My rapid decline had much more in common with a persistent and reckless pursuit of hedonism».
Throughout her life, Faithfull faced numerous health issues, including breast cancer and hepatitis C. She also contracted COVID-19 in April 2020 and struggled with long-term side effects such as memory and lung problems, as well as fatigue
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