Inside Marianne Faithfull’s turbulent four-year relationship with Mick Jagger as singer & actress dies aged 78

MARIANNE Faithfull, who famously dated The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, has died aged 78.

The singer, good known for her opus As Tears Go By was successful a narration with the stone frontman from 1966 to 1970.

Marianne skyrocketed to fame successful 1964 erstwhile she was conscionable 16-years-old astatine a enactment for the band.

She was discovered by Andrew Loog Oldham and would spell connected to go recognised arsenic 1 of the astir archetypal British pistillate singer-songwriters.

Before this, the creator had been scoring low-level coffeehouse gigs performing people music.

But her debut medium Marianne Faithfull, released successful 1965, saw her sprout to stardom.

Her romance with Jagger reportedly helped to animate the Rolling Stones classical Sympathy for the Devil.

It featured connected the 1968 medium Beggars Banquet which was inspired by a publication fixed to Jagger by Marianne called The Master and Margarita.

Meanwhile You Can't Always Get What You Want, connected their 1969 medium Let It Bleed, was supposedly written and composed by Marianne.

And, hits Wild Horses and I Got the Blues were inspired by her - portion she co-wrote Sister Morphine.

It comes aft a spokesperson for Marianne announced her death this evening.

In a connection they said: "It is with heavy sadness that we denote the decease of the singer, songwriter and histrion Marianne Faithfull.

"Marianne passed distant peacefully successful London today, successful the institution of her loving family.

"She volition beryllium dearly missed."

While dating the stone icon Marianne besides broke into the acting world.

She was a household sanction with starring roles successful hits including I'll Never Forget What's'isname, The Girl connected a Motorcycle and Hamlet.

Marianne's popularity took a dip successful the 1970s aft she took a measurement backmost from the limelight.

She had bravely been candid astir her struggles with an eating upset and cause use.

But successful 1979 the manufacture fable made a comeback with her medium Broken English.