Marianne Faithfull

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Credits: Far Out / James Robjant / Marianne Faithfull
Full Name
Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull
Born
December 29th, 1946
Height
5ft 5in
Hometown
Hampstead, London, England
Net Worth
Estimated $15 million
Family
Marianne Faithfull was born in Hampstead, London, to Major Robert Glynn Faithfull, a British intelligence officer and university professor, and Eva von Sacher-Masoch. Faithfull married artist John Dunbar in 1965, and they had one son, Nicholas Dunbar, before divorcing in 1966. She later married Ben Brierley of The Vibrators in 1979, divorcing in 1986, and Italian writer Giorgio Della Terza in 1988 before their divorce in 1991.
Years Active
1964–2025
Bands
More than 10 million
Top Tracks
'As Tears Go By', 'The Ballad of Lucy Jordan', 'Broken English', 'Why D'Ya Do It', 'Sister Morphine'
Top Albums
'Broken English', 'Strange Weather', 'Negative Capability', 'Before the Poison', 'Marianne Faithfull'
Records Sold
'As Tears Go By'
Number Ones
'As Tears Go By'
Fun Facts
Marianne Faithfull's debut single, 'As Tears Go By', was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards before the Rolling Stones recorded it themselves. ### After battling addiction and homelessness during the 1970s, Faithfull staged one of music's greatest comebacks with the critically acclaimed album 'Broken English' in 1979. ### Throughout her career, she collaborated with artists including Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Metallica, Damon Albarn, Warren Ellis and Angelo Badalamenti.
Related Artists
Mick Jagger, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Anita Pallenberg, Patti Smith

Marianne Faithfull was an English singer, songwriter and actor whose career spanned more than six decades across music, film and theatre.

Rising to fame during the British Invasion with the hit single ‘As Tears Go By’, Faithfull became one of the defining cultural figures of the 1960s before reinventing herself as a critically acclaimed artist with the landmark album ‘Broken English’. Renowned for her distinctive, world-weary voice and fearless artistic evolution, she released acclaimed albums including ‘Strange Weather’, ‘Before the Poison’ and ‘Negative Capability’, while also appearing in films such as ‘The Girl on a Motorcycle’ and ‘Irina Palm’. Faithfull remains celebrated as one of Britain’s most influential and resilient musical artists.

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Marianne Faithfull was an English singer, songwriter and actor best known for songs including 'As Tears Go By', 'The Ballad of Lucy Jordan' and the landmark album 'Broken English'.
'As Tears Go By' is Marianne Faithfull's signature song, while 'The Ballad of Lucy Jordan', 'Broken English', 'Why D'Ya Do It' and 'Sister Morphine' are also among her best-known recordings.
Marianne Faithfull continually reinvented herself across six decades, overcoming personal struggles to produce some of the most acclaimed music of her generation while influencing artists across rock, punk and alternative music.
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