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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1946|12|29}}
| birth_place = [[Hampstead]], London, England
| occupation = {{hlist| [[Singer-songwriter]]|actress}}
| years_active = 1964–present
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'''Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull''' (born 29 December 1946) is an English [[rock music|rock]] [[singer-songwriter]]. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single "[[As Tears Go By (song)|As Tears Go By]]" and became one of the lead female artists during 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 [[Andrew Loog Oldham]]. Her debut album ''[[Marianne Faithfull (album)|Marianne Faithfull]]'' (1965, released simultaneously with her album ''[[Come My Way]]''), was a commercial success followed by a number of albums on [[Decca Records]]. From 1966 to 1970, she had a highly publicised romantic relationship with [[Mick Jagger]]. Her popularity was enhanced by her film roles, such as those in ''[[I'll Never Forget What's'isname]]'' (1967), ''[[The Girl on a Motorcycle]]'' (1968) and ''[[Hamlet (1969 film)|Hamlet]]'' (1969). However, her popularity was overshadowed by personal problems in the 1970s. During this time, she was [[anorexic]], homeless and addicted to [[heroin]].
After a long commercial absence, Faithfull made a comeback with the 1979 release of her critically acclaimed album ''[[Broken English (album)|Broken English]]''. The album was a commercial success and marked a resurgence of her musical career. ''Broken English'' earned Faithfull a nomination for the [[Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance]] and is often regarded as her "definitive recording". She followed this with a series of albums, including ''[[Dangerous Acquaintances]]'' (1981), ''[[A Child's Adventure]]'' (1983) and ''[[Strange Weather (Marianne Faithfull album)|Strange Weather]]'' (1987). Faithfull wrote three books about her life: ''[[Faithfull: An Autobiography]]'' (1994), ''Memories, Dreams & Reflections'' (2007) and ''Marianne Faithfull: A Life on Record'' (2014).
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=== Ancestry ===
Faithfull was born in [[Hampstead]], London. Her half-brother is artist [[Simon Faithfull]]. Her father, Major Robert Glynn Faithfull, was a [[British intelligence agencies|British intelligence]] officer and professor of Italian Literature at [[Bedford College, London|Bedford College]] of London University.
Faithfull's mother Eva was the daughter of Artur Wolfgang, [[Ritter]] von Sacher-Masoch, an [[Austrian nobility|Austro-Hungarian nobleman]]. Eva chose to [[Courtesy style|style]] herself as [[Eva von Sacher-Masoch|Eva von Sacher-Masoch, Baroness Erisso]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/episode/marianne-faithfull|title=Marianne Faithfull|work=Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine|access-date=17 July 2016|quote=... (Faithfull's mother) told her "wonderful stories about castles and parties and balls" and styled herself as a baroness...Eva's claiming of a title was exaggerated but rooted in reality...|archive-date=22 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422042002/https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/episode/marianne-faithfull/|url-status=live}}</ref> Eva had been a ballerina for the [[Max Reinhardt]] Company during her early years, and danced in productions of works by the German theatrical duo [[Bertolt Brecht]] and [[Kurt Weill]].<ref name="Faithfull, Marianne 2007">Faithfull, Marianne. ''Memories, Dreams and Reflections'', Fourth Estate. 1 October 2007; {{ISBN|0-00-724580-7}}</ref>
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Faithfull's involvement in Jagger's life was reflected in some of the Rolling Stones's best known songs. "[[Sympathy for the Devil]]", featured on the 1968 album ''[[Beggars Banquet]],'' partially was inspired by ''[[The Master and Margarita]],'' written by [[Mikhail Bulgakov]], a book that Faithfull introduced to Jagger. The song "[[You Can't Always Get What You Want]]" on the 1969 album ''[[Let It Bleed]]'' was supposedly written and composed about Faithfull; the songs "[[Wild Horses (The Rolling Stones song)|Wild Horses]]" and "[[I Got the Blues]]" on the 1971 album ''[[Sticky Fingers]]'' were allegedly influenced by Faithfull, and she co-wrote "[[Sister Morphine]]" (the writing credit for the song was the subject of a protracted legal battle that was resolved with Faithfull listed as co-author). In her autobiography, Faithfull said Jagger and Richards released it in their own names so that her agent did not collect all the royalties and proceeds from the song, especially as she was homeless and addicted to heroin at the time. In 1968, Faithfull appeared in ''[[The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus]]'' concert, giving a solo performance of "Something Better".<ref name="autobio"/>
She is bisexual, and during the 1960s, she had relationships with both men and women.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Steinfeld |first=Dave |date=2020-08-09 |title=Marianne Faithfull: Keeping The Faith |url=https://www.curvemag.com/music-club/interviews/keeping-the-faith/ |access-date=2023-02-09 |website=CURVE |language=en-US |archive-date=9 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709201103/https://www.curvemag.com/blog/interviews/keeping-the-faith/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite
[[File:MichaelCooper1967BenMerk.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Michael Cooper (photographer)|Michael Cooper]], [[Mick Jagger]], Marianne Faithfull, Shepard Sherbell, [[Maharishi Mahesh Yogi]], and [[Brian Jones]] at the [[Royal Concertgebouw]] on 1 September 1967]]
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Faithfull ended her relationship with Jagger in May 1970 after she started an affair with Anglo-Irish nobleman [[William Warner Westenra, 7th Baron Rossmore|"Paddy" Rossmore]], and she lost custody of her son in that same year, which led to her attempting suicide.<ref name="autobio"/> Faithfull's personal life went into decline, and her career went into a tailspin. She made only a few appearances, including an [[The 1980 Floor Show|October 1973 performance]] with [[David Bowie]], singing [[Sonny & Cher]]'s "[[I Got You Babe]]".<ref name="autobio"/>
Faithfull lived on London's Soho streets for two years, suffering from heroin addiction and anorexia nervosa.<ref>Sylvie Simmons [http://www.anti.com/news.php?id=97 interview], ''Mojo Magazine'', 2005 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930193903/http://www.anti.com/news.php?id=97 |date=30 September 2007}}</ref> Friends intervened and enrolled her in an [[National Health Service (England)|NHS]] [[heroin-assisted treatment]] programme.<ref>{{cite web |author=Barber, Lynn |url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/life/story/0,,521920,00.html |title=You know, I'm not everybody's cup of tea! |work=The Observer |date=15 July 2001 |access-date=1 May 2011 |archive-date=15 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015120707/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/life/story/0,,521920,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> She failed at controlling or stabilising her addiction at this time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZBUGo2YaJg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/nZBUGo2YaJg| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Marianne Faithfull Interview 1978|date=4 May 2009 |publisher=Youtube.com|access-date=19 December 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 1971, producer [[Mike Leander]] found her on the streets and made an attempt to revive her career, producing part of her album ''[[Rich Kid Blues]]''. The album was shelved until 1985.<ref name="autobio"/>
Severe laryngitis, coupled with persistent drug abuse during this period, permanently altered Faithfull's voice, leaving it cracked and lower in pitch. While the new sound was praised as "whisky soaked" by some critics, journalist John Jones of the ''Sunday Times'' wrote that she had "permanently vulgarised her voice".<ref name="autobio"/> In 1975, she released the [[country music|country]]-influenced record [[Dreamin' My Dreams (Marianne Faithfull album)|''Dreamin' My Dreams'']], re-released in 1978 as ''Faithless'' with some new tracks added, which reached No.1 on the [[Irish Albums Chart]].<ref name="autobio"/> Faithfull moved into a [[squatting|squat]] without hot water or electricity in Chelsea with then-boyfriend Ben Brierly of the band [[the Vibrators]]. She later shared flats in Chelsea and Regent's Park with [[Henrietta Moraes]].
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<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/8364178/Marianne-Faithfull-Horses-and-High-Heels-CD-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/8364178/Marianne-Faithfull-Horses-and-High-Heels-CD-review.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |author=Green, Thomas H |title=Horses and High Heels, CD review |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=5 March 2011 |access-date=10 January 2012 |quote=Marianne Faithfull's Horses and High Heels is heavy with world-weary pathos.}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The 13 track album contains four songs co-written by Faithfull; the rest are covers of mainly well known songs such as [[Dusty Springfield]]'s "Goin' Back" and [[the Shangri-Las]]' "Past, Present, Future". A UK CD release was planned for 7 March 2011. Faithfull supported the album's release with an extensive European tour with a five-piece band, arriving in the UK on 24 May for a rare show at London's [[Barbican Centre]], with an extra UK show at [[Leamington Spa]] on 26 May.
On 7 May 2011, she appeared on the ''[[Graham Norton Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010xwbq |title="Marianne Faithfull and Mark Foster join Graham" at |publisher=BBC |date=7 May 2011 |access-date=22 March 2012 |archive-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618194233/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b010xwbq |url-status=live }}</ref> She reunited with [[Metallica]] in December 2011 for their 30th anniversary celebration at [[the Fillmore]] where she performed "[[The Memory Remains]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iGO8-OwBXk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/1iGO8-OwBXk| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Metallica w/ Marianne Faithfull – The Memory Remains (Live in San Francisco, December 7th, 2011) |date=9 December 2011 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=22 March 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In 2012, Faithfull recorded a cover version of a [[Stevie Nicks]] track from the [[Fleetwood Mac]] album ''[[Tusk (album)|Tusk]]'' as part of a Fleetwood Mac tribute project. The track "[[Angel (Fleetwood Mac song)|Angel]]" was released on 14 August 2012 as part of the tribute album ''[[Just Tell Me That You Want Me]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ratliff |first1=Ben |last2=Caramanica |first2=Jon |last3=Chinen |first3=Nate |title=17 Takes on Legacy of a Band |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/14/arts/music/new-albums-include-a-tribute-to-fleetwood-mac.html |access-date=4 July 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=13 August 2012 |archive-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618194230/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/14/arts/music/new-albums-include-a-tribute-to-fleetwood-mac.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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== Personal life ==
Faithfull has had three miscarriages and four abortions. The first abortion was in 1964, when she had become pregnant by [[Gene Pitney]]
=== Health ===
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* ''[[Faithfull: An Autobiography]]'', Marianne Faithfull (1994), Cooper Square Press<ref name="Faithfull">{{cite web|last=Faithfull|first=Marianne|title=Literature|url=http://www.mariannefaithfull.org.uk/literature.html|access-date=10 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421232037/http://www.mariannefaithfull.org.uk/LITERATURE.HTML|archive-date=21 April 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* ''Memories, Dreams & Reflections'', Marianne Faithfull (7 July 2008), Harper Perennial<ref>{{cite web|title = Memories, Dreams and Reflections – Marianne Faithfull – Paperback|url = https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/9780007245819/memories-dreams-and-reflections|website = HarperCollins UK|access-date = 19 February 2016|first = World|last = Archipelago|archive-date = 9 September 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180909190517/https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/9780007245819/memories-dreams-and-reflections/|url-status = live}}</ref>
* ''Marianne Faithfull: A Life on Record'', edited by Marianne Faithfull and [[Francois Ravard]], Contribution by [[Will Self]] and [[Terry Southern]], Introduction by [[Salman Rushdie]] (2014), Rizzoli<ref>{{cite
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