Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull passed away at the age of 78, her spokesperson confirmed. She was reportedly at her London home, surrounded by family, at the time of her passing.<\/p>\n
A statement announcing her death read: “With deep sadness, we share the passing of singer, songwriter, and actress Marianne Faithfull. Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the presence of her loving family. She will be greatly missed.”<\/p>\n
Faithfull rose to fame in the 1960s with her hit song As Tears Go By<\/em>. Alongside her music career, she appeared in films such as The Girl on a Motorcycle<\/em> and various theatre productions.<\/p>\n In the 1970s, she withdrew from the spotlight due to vocal damage and struggles with drug addiction. She made a comeback in 1979 with her critically acclaimed album Broken English<\/em>, though her battle with substance abuse continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull passed away at the age of 78, her spokesperson confirmed. She was reportedly at her London home, surrounded by family, at the time of her passing. A statement announcing her death read: “With deep sadness, we share the passing of singer, songwriter, and actress Marianne Faithfull. Marianne passed away peacefully […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-memorial"],"yoast_head":"\n