Marianne Faithfull, singer-songwriter and 1960s pop star, dies at 78🤘

[Old Joad]

Marianne Faithfull, a British singer-songwriter and 1960s pop star who reinvented herself as a new-wave artist and smoky-voiced chanteuse, channeling her struggles with drug abuse and personal loss into songs of torment, anger, sorrow and resilience, died Jan. 30 in London. She was 78.

A spokesperson for Ms. Faithfull confirmed the death but did not provide a cause. Ms. Faithfull had battled years of health problems — including hepatitis C, breast cancer and an infection from a broken hip — before being hospitalized with covid in 2020. A year later she was suffering from fatigue, memory problems and lung issues but was hoping to return to the stage.

 teen idol, film and stage performer, deadpan vocalist, ragged torch singer and cabaret queen, Ms. Faithfull was initially known as a poster child for rock-and-roll excess, a tabloid fixture who dated Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger before battling anorexia and h****n use. She attempted suicide in the early 1970s and spent several years on the streets of London, suffering persistent laryngitis that left her voice husky and raw.

Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By:

 

[pwalpwal]

ripmf

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9dynd605x0o

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jan/30/marianne-faithfull-singular-icon-of-british-pop-dies-aged-78

Edited January 31 by pwalpwal

[craigb]

Faithfull to the end!  RIP

[pwalpwal]

i'm impressed that she made it to 78