With many hits during the 1960s, Francis is known for the likes of 'Stupid Cupid', 'Lipstick On Your Collar', 'Everybody's Somebody's Fool' and 'Never On A Sunday' among others
While she is known for many hits, she most recently came back into the limelight for 'Pretty Little Baby'. Photo Courtesy: AFP
Legendary American singer Connie Francis, most popularly known for her song 'Pretty Little Baby' that has been recently going viral on social media, has passed away at 87.
The news of her passing was shared by her friend and publicist Ron Roberts in a Facebook post saying, "it is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that i inform you of the passing of my dear friend Connie Francis last night. I know that Connie would approve that her fans are among the first to learn of this sad news.
More details will follow later."
With many hits during the 1950s and 1960s, Francis is known for songs such as 'Stupid Cupid', 'Who's Sorry Now?', 'Lipstick On Your Collar', 'Everybody's Somebody's Fool', and 'Never On A Sunday' among others. However, it was her song 'Pretty Little Baby' that became a hit on TikTok in the last one year, almost 63 years after it was first released, and propelled her to instant fame with the current generation, an aspect of her music that she was able to establish during her peak.
Among her many musical collaborations, Francis was known for singing songs written by Neil Sedaka, who also performed live with her on quite a few occasions.
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Earlier in May, the octogenarian had shared her amusement on Facebook in response to Ron's post, about how her song had gone viral, saying, "Thank you Ron for posting this link. 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?" Thank you everyone."
Interestingly, growing up to many of her songs, many Mumbaikars had earlier spoken to mid-day about their earliest memories listening to her music, and even how they are the perfect karaoke songs with 'Pretty Little Baby' becoming a recent favourite among Gen-Z and Millennials alike.
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