The "As Tears Go By" singer, who famously dated Mick Jagger and rebooted her career after it was nearly derailed by drug addiction, has died.
Marianne Faithfull, the British singer and actress who was widely known as the crown princess of Swinging Sixties London, has died.
"It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull," a statement released by her spokesperson and obtained by PEOPLE on Thursday, Jan. 30 said.
"Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family. She will be dearly missed."
A cause of death was not immediately available.
Faithfull, whose music career was often discussed in the same breath as her romantic liaisons with stars like Mick Jagger and her struggles with substance abuse, had contracted COVID-19 in April 2020, and dealt with long-term side effects such as memory and lung problems as well as fatigue.
The "As Tears Go By" singer was born in Hampstead, London in December 1946 to Eva von Sacher-Masoch, Baroness Erisso, and Major Glynn Faithfull, a British Intelligence officer, who separated when she was 6.
Faithfull was famously discovered at a London party in 1964 by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, who launched her career with the Mick Jagger and Keith Richards-penned song "As Tears Go By."
Marianne Faithfull Dies at 78: 'She Will Be Dearly Missed'​
Marianne Faithfull, the British singer and actress who was widely known as the crown princess of Swinging Sixties London, has died.
"It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull," a statement released by her spokesperson and obtained by PEOPLE on Thursday, Jan. 30 said.
"Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family. She will be dearly missed."
A cause of death was not immediately available.
Faithfull, whose music career was often discussed in the same breath as her romantic liaisons with stars like Mick Jagger and her struggles with substance abuse, had contracted COVID-19 in April 2020, and dealt with long-term side effects such as memory and lung problems as well as fatigue.
The "As Tears Go By" singer was born in Hampstead, London in December 1946 to Eva von Sacher-Masoch, Baroness Erisso, and Major Glynn Faithfull, a British Intelligence officer, who separated when she was 6.
Faithfull was famously discovered at a London party in 1964 by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, who launched her career with the Mick Jagger and Keith Richards-penned song "As Tears Go By."
Marianne Faithfull Dies at 78: 'She Will Be Dearly Missed'​
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