The singer, who died on Thursday at 78, spent decades in the spotlight exercising a very specific and subversive power.

“As Tears Go By” (1964) Already an “It Girl” at the height of the Swinging London era, Faithfull’s newly-found producer, Andrew Loog Oldham, famously wanted a song from his newest ...

Marianne Faithfull, who died today at 78, was crucial to the story of the Rolling Stones. Discovered by producer Andrew Loog Oldham at a party for the band, she later dated Mick Jagger from 1966 to ...

She was discovered at a party in London by The Rolling Stones’ manager Andrew Loog Oldham in 1964 and was just 16 years old when “As Tears Go By” was released, according to her biography on ...

Faithfull kick-started her singing career in 1964 after being discovered by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, with the single 'As Tears Go By', penned by the band’s Sir Mick Jagger and ...

Faithfull met Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham in her teens, according to The Guardian, kicking off a fruitful and fraught period of collaboration with the band − in particular ...

She will be dearly missed." Born in London in 1946, Faithfull got her break when she caught the eye of Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham at a party in 1964. “He asked me, ‘Can you sing?’ ...

Shortly after, she met Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, who set her up with Jagger and Richards. Faithfull went on to have three other UK Top 10 singles in 1965, all of which also ...

Andrew Loog Oldham, the brash young manager of the Rolling Stones, had noticed the striking Faithfull — then a 17-year-old blonde with shaggy bangs, full lips and a knowing glint in her big doe ...

Blond, blue-eyed and beautiful, Faithfull had logged a low-key career as a London coffeehouse folk performer before she was discovered at 17 by the Rolling Stones’ manager Andrew Loog Oldham ...