The British singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull has died aged 78, her spokesperson announced Thursday, saying the Sixties icon would be "dearly missed" by her legions of fans the world over. "It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer,

Marianne Faithfull, an icon of 1960s British rock whose career went on to stretch seven decades, is dead at 78. Faithfull died “peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family,” a spokesperson told the BBC.

Marianne Faithfull, the British 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.