Tony Violanti looks back on the trials and triumphs of music pioneer Connie Francis, who died this week at age 87.

The dark-haired singer was just 17 when she signed a contract with MGM Records following appearances on several TV variety ...

Connie Francis ’ “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” may be the cheeriest-sounding song ever recorded about unrequited love. The peppy toe-tapper made history in June 1960, becoming the first song by a ...

American pop icon Connie Francis, whose 1962 track “Pretty Little Baby” recently went viral more than six decades after its ...

One of the most commercially successful female singers in history, she also had hits with "Who's Sorry Now?," "Mama," "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" and "Stupid Cupid." ...

American singer Connie Francis, known for hits like “Pretty Little Baby” and “Stupid Cupid,” has died at the age of 87. On ...

Connie Francis, the American pop singer who topped the charts in the 1950s and 1960s with genre-spanning songs of youthful ...

Explore the extraordinary life of Connie Francis, who passed away at age 87, from her chart-topping beginnings to her ...

Connie Francis has died two weeks after being hospitalized for “extreme pain.” The iconic 1950s and ’60s pop singer was 87. The news of Francis’ death broke early Thursday via an update from her close ...

“Who’s Sorry Now” is one of Connie Francis ’s most well-known and celebrated songs, but it’s also one she had no intention of ...