Marianne Faithfull

About

Marianne Faithfull (29 December 1946 - 30 January 2025) was an English singer-songwriter and actress who broke into the charts at 17 with "As Tears Go By" - the first song Mick Jagger and Keith Richards ever wrote - and became one of the defining female voices of the British Invasion. After a turbulent decade of addiction in the 1970s, she staged a remarkable comeback with the raw, critically acclaimed 1979 album Broken English, which earned her a Grammy nomination and launched a second career spanning more than 20 further studio albums, film roles and theatre work.

Born:: 29 December 1946 (78 years)
Died:: 30 January 2025
Place of birth:: Hampstead, London, England, UK

448.4K

Spotify monthly listeners

#173

Rolling Stone 200 Greatest Singers of All Time (2023)

#25

VH1 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll (1999)

92%

Rotten Tomatoes score for documentary Broken English (2025)

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2026-03
The biographical documentary Broken English, directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard and featuring Faithfull's last ever singing performance, was released theatrically in the UK on 20 March 2026.
2025-08
The documentary Broken English premiered out of competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2025, earning a 92% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
2025-03
The posthumous single "Burning Moonlight", co-written by Faithfull, was released on 14 March 2025, followed by an EP of the same name for Record Store Day.
2025-01
Marianne Faithfull died peacefully in London on 30 January 2025, aged 78, surrounded by her family.