United Kingdom, Jan. 30 -- 'Swinging Sixties' icon Marianne Faithfull has died aged 78.

The singer, songwriter and actress' passing was announced on Thursday (30.10.25) by her spokesperson.

They said: "Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family. She will be dearly missed."

Born in 1946 in Hampstead, London, Marianne was the daughter of a Viennese mother with ties to Austrian nobility and an MI6 agent father who left the family when she was six.

She began her musical journey in 1964, recording 'As Tears Go By', a song penned by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and The Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham.

The track reached the UK Top 10, marking the start of her association with the Stones....