Singer Connie Francis, a star of the Fifties and ‘60s recognized for her hits “Pretty Little Baby” and “Stupid Cupid,” has died, her publicist introduced.
She handed away on Wednesday on the age of 87. No trigger was disclosed.
Francis had informed her followers in March that she was in a wheelchair “to avoid undue pressure on a troublesome, painful hip” and was in remedy.
In a July 2 Fb publish, she stated she was within the hospital present process exams “to determine the cause(s) of the extreme pain” she had been experiencing. That very same day, Francis stated she had been within the intensive care unit and was transferred to a personal room. Her final replace was on July 4, when she wished her followers a cheerful Fourth of July, including, “Today I am feeling much better after a good night.”
The American pop singer was one of many top-charting vocalists of the late ‘50s and early ‘60s because of her commanding but candy voice.
She was finest recognized for hits together with “Who’s Sorry Now” and “Where the Boys Are.”
Born Concetta Rosemarie Franconero, she grew up in an Italian-American household in New Jersey. She usually participated in expertise contests and pageants, singing and taking part in the accordion, as described in her 1984 autobiography, “Who’s Sorry Now?”
This previous yr, her 1962 observe “Pretty Little Baby” resurged to the highest of the charts after going viral on TikTok.
Francis posted about her viral hit on Fb, writing in Might, “My thanks to TikTok and its members for the wonderful, and oh so unexpected, reception given to my 1961 recording ‘Pretty Little Baby.'”
“The first I learned of it was when Ron called to advise me that I had ‘a viral hit.’ Clearly out of touch with present-day music statistics terminology, my initial response was to ask: ‘What’s that?'” she continued.
