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

Singer, song writer and actress Marianne Faithfull has died, her spokesperson confirmed to CNN Thursday. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull. Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family. She will be dearly missed,” the statement said.

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The singer and actress, who embodied the Swinging Sixties and performed for decades afterward, exuded an effortless cool.

Marianne Faithfull, musician, actor, and poster girl of rock and roll, has died. She was 78 years old. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull,

“It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull,” the singer’s rep said in a statement. “Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family.”

The 1964 hit "As Tears Go By made her a star, but Marianne Faithfull demonstrated a remarkable ability to change with the times.

Marianne Faithfull's first hit, "As Tears Go By," was recorded when she was just 17 years old after she met with the manager of the Rolling Stones at a party.

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards honored their one-time collaborator and longtime friend Marianne Faithfull following her death on Thursday. Faithfull died on Jan. 30 at age 78, a spokesperson previously confirmed to PEOPLE.

Tributes to Faithfull were lead by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, who co-wrote her debut single “As Tears Go By”. On Instagram, Jagger posted a series of vintage photographs beginning with one of himself and Faithfull from 1967, when they were dating.