Faithfull first entered the charts and kicked off her music career back in the Sixties, after recording her first hit, "As Tears Go By," when she was only 17 years old. Decades la

Marianne Faithfull, the English singer and actress who achieved fame in the 1960s with her chart-topping single "As Tears Go By," has died at 78, a spokesperson said Thursday. "It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer,

Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull has died at the age of 78, her spokesperson said. She made her debut in the swinging 60s with the Mick Jagger/Keith Richards composition As Tears Go By, before later writing and recording her own songs, including for her smoky-voiced 1979 comeback album Broken English.