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Connie Francis
Actor
Born December 12, 1937Died July 16, 2025 (87 years)
Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (/ˌfræŋkoʊˈnɪəroʊ/ FRANG-koh-NEER-oh; December 12, 1937 – 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, Greek, 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.
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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, Greek, 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.
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Filmography
| 2014 | Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... (TV Series) · as Self - Singer & Friend |
| 2012 | Hava Nagila · as Self |
| 2011 | Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Legends (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Showbiz Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | Neil Sedaka: The Show Must Go On · as Self |
| 1992 | The Big Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 · as Self |
| 1988 | Flitterabend (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Win, Lose or Draw (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1982 | 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | Hour Magazine (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | American Bandstand's 25th Anniversary · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | The $10,000 Pyramid (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 1969 | The David Frost Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | The Jonathan Winters Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | Personality (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1964 | The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1963 | Ready Steady Go! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | Jackie Gleason and his American Scene Magazine (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Andy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | Password (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 1961 | The New Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1961 | The 33rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1960 | Here's Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | The Red Rowe Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1958 | Garry Moore Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1958 | The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | Jamboree! · as Connie Francis |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1955 | Tonight at the London Palladium (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | The Lawrence Welk Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1953 | Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1952 | Battle of the Ages (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1951 | Sanremo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | This Is Your Life (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |