Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull 29 December β 30 January was an English singer and actress who achieved popularity in the s with the release of her UK top 10 single " As Tears Go By " and became one of the leading female artists of the British Invasion in the United States.
Born in Hampstead , London, Faithfull began her career in after attending a party for the Rolling Stones , where she was discovered by the Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham. Her debut studio album Marianne Faithfull , released simultaneously with her studio album Come My Way , was a huge success and was followed by further albums on Decca Records.
From to she had a highly publicised romantic relationship with Mick Jagger. But her popularity was overshadowed by personal problems in the s, when she became anorexic , homeless and addicted to heroin.
During her s musical career, Faithfull was noted for her distinctive melodic, high-register vocals. But, in the subsequent decade, her voice was altered by severe laryngitis and persistent drug abuse , which left her sounding permanently raspy, cracked and lower in pitch.
The new sound was praised as "whisky soaked" by some critics and was seen as having helped to capture the raw emotions expressed in her music. After a long absence, Faithfull made a musical comeback in with the release of a critically acclaimed seventh studio album, Broken English.
