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Marianne Faithfull

1946 - 2025

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Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (29 December 1946 – 30 January 2025) was an English singer and actress who achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her UK top 10 single "As Tears Go By". She became one of the leading female artists of the British Invasion in the United States. Born in Hampstead, London, Faithfull began her career in 1964 after attending a party for the Rolling Stones, where she was discovered by the band's manager Andrew Loog Oldham. Her 1965 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marianne Faithfull is the 23rd most popular singer (up from 63rd in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 291st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Singer.

Marianne Faithfull is most famous for her song "As Tears Go By" and her relationship with Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Marianne Faithfull ranks 23 out of 4,381. Before her are David Bowie, Adriano Celentano, Dalida, Umm Kulthum, Montserrat Caballé, and Patti Smith. After her are Demis Roussos, Enrico Caruso, Tina Turner, Brian Johnson, Tupac Shakur, and Debbie Harry.

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Among people born in 1946, Marianne Faithfull ranks 16. Before her are David Lynch, Sonia Gandhi, Marina Abramović, Isaias Afwerki, Patti Smith, and Alan Rickman. After her are Ted Bundy, Demis Roussos, José Carreras, Bon Scott, Candice Bergen, and Gianni Versace. Among people deceased in 2025, Marianne Faithfull ranks 6. Before her are Pope Francis, David Lynch, José Mujica, Gene Hackman, and Mario Vargas Llosa. After her are Jean-Marie Le Pen, Boris Spassky, Richard Chamberlain, Val Kilmer, Brian Wilson, and Sebastião Salgado.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Marianne Faithfull ranks 152 out of 8,785. Before her are Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806), William Ramsay (1852), J. M. W. Turner (1775), Robert Louis Stevenson (1850), Walter Scott (1771), and Alan Rickman (1946). After her are Thomas Andrews (1873), Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930), Neville Chamberlain (1869), Liam Neeson (1952), Anna Wintour (1949), and Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Marianne Faithfull ranks 3. Before her are Tom Jones (1940), and David Bowie (1947). After her are Brian Johnson (1947), Mick Jagger (1943), Ozzy Osbourne (1948), Phil Collins (1951), Kate Bush (1958), George Michael (1963), Rod Stewart (1945), Joe Cocker (1944), and John Lydon (1956).

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