Marianne Faithfull
- MatchMarianne Faithfull
- 100%Joan Baez
- 94%Patti Smith
- 81%Leonard Cohen
- 79%Joan Armatrading
- 79%Nico
- 78%Rickie Lee Jones
- 70%Melanie
- 70%Yoko Ono
- 69%Lucinda Williams
- 66%Dusty Springfield
Biography
29 December 1946, Hampstead, London, England. Ex-convent schoolgirl Faithfull began her singing career upon meeting producer Andrew Loog Oldham at a London party. She was thus introduced into the Rolling Stones circle and a plaintive Mick Jagger / Keith Richards song, As Tears Go By, became her debut single in 1964. This folksy offering reached number 9, the first of four UK Top 10 hits, which also included Come And Stay With Me (penned by Jackie DeShannon) and the... Read more