Connie Francis

Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (December 12, 1937 or 1938 – July 16, 2025), known professionally as Connie Francis, was an American singer and actress. One of the top-charting female vocalists of the late 1950s and early 1960s, she amassed over 100 million records sold, placing her among the best-selling music artists in history. After a string of unsuccessful releases, Francis rose to fame in 1958 with her cover of the 1923 song "Who's Sorry Now?", which was followed by various other top-10 hits. She became the first woman to reach No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart when "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" topped the chart in 1960. She was also the first woman to achieve three No. 1 hits on the chart, among her 53 career entries. Before the advent of the British Invasion, Francis was the most popular female vocalist in the United States between 1958 and 1964. Francis recorded music in multiple languages including English, Italian, French, German, Yiddish, and Japanese, making her a best-selling artist in international markets as well as in American immigrant communities. Between 1974 and 1988, a series of traumatic personal experiences, including a rape attack at knifepoint, led Francis to suffer years of psychological and physical difficulties that sidelined her career. She resumed performing from 1989 until her retirement in 2018. She regained prominence in 2025, shortly before her death, when her 1962 recording "Pretty Little Baby" went viral on social media platforms.

Pretty Little Baby (International Versions) - 2025-05-16T00:00:00.000000Z

One For The Boys - 2023-04-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Let's Go Where the Good Times Go - 2022-09-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Connie Francis On The Ed Sullivan Show 1964-1970 - 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Connie Francis On The Ed Sullivan Show 1962-1963 - 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000000Z

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