English singer and actress (1946–2025)
She went from ethereal 1960s ingénue singing "As Tears Go By" to a voice ravaged by heroin, homelessness, and laryngitis — then turned that cracked rasp into her masterpiece. The comeback album Broken English didn't restore her voice; it proved the wreckage was the instrument.
Born in Hampstead in 1946, Faithfull was discovered at a Rolling Stones party in 1964 and released her debut the next year — a dual-album success that made her a leading face of the British Invasion. Her high, melodic voice and a highly publicised relationship with Mick Jagger from 1966 to 1970 kept her in the spotlight, alongside film roles in I'll Never Forget What's'isname and Hamlet. The 1970s collapsed her: anorexia, addiction, homelessness, and severe laryngitis left her voice permanently raspy and lower in pitch. In 1979 she returned with Broken English, a critically acclaimed album tha…
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