Marianne Faithfull (Ansa)

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April 5, 2020 British singer Marianne Faithfull was hospitalized after being tested positive for the new coronavirus. "Her manager has confirmed that Marianne is being treated for Covid-19 in a London hospital," tweeted Republic Media, a music agency last night. "It is in stable condition and responds well to treatment," added the source.

The avant-garde American artist Penny Arcade, friend of the 73-year-old singer, wrote on her Facebook account that Marianne had been in the hospital on Tuesday after a cough started while she was in quarantine.

Marianne Faithfull was one of the icons of the sixties, pushed on stage at the age of 17 thanks to the song As Tears Go By written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones. In addition to being a songwriter, she was also an actress on stage and in front of the cameras, over a career spanning five decades. His drug addiction problems are known - ansa re-emerges - as well as his health problems.