87 -year -old artist was hospitalized in early July by severe pelvid pain, having stayed in intensive care. Singer led the world tops in the 1950s and 60s with songs about youth love and unloving and about the recent resurgence of his music on social networks even said that he did not even remember that he had recorded it.
Died on Wednesday night at the age of 87, Connie Francis, American pop singer owner of the viral success of Tiktok “Pretty Little Baby”, an original from 1962 who has resurfaced on social networks in recent months, or hits like “Stupid Love” or “Who’s Sorry Now”.
According to the artist was hospitalized in early July with severe pelvic pain, having Intensive care. Agent Ron Roberts advanced to that this was due to a fracture. During hospitalization was diagnosed with pneumonia eventually succumbing.
On Facebook, the entrepreneur He lamented the artist’s death: “It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that I inform the death of my dear friend Connie Francis last night [quarta-feira]. I know that Connie would approve that her fans were among the first to know this sad news. “
Connie Francis led the world tops in the 1950s and 60s with songs about youthful love and unloving. Tens of millions of records sold at its height and, in 1960, with only 21 years, became the First woman to occupy first place at Billboard Hot 100 with the release of “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool”.
The singer was also versatile in the languages where she sang, first with the song in German “Die Liebe ist ein Seltsames Spiel” and then with covers of her Own successes in Italian, Spanish and not only.
Born on December 12, 1937, in Newark, New Jersey, Connie was registered with the name Concetta Francero, a name that would become “Connie Francis” after suggesting that the latter would be simpler to pronounce on the radio. This was born Connie Francis as an artist.
With his father he learned to play the accordion that said he played the same way he did everything in his life: “in full force.”
As for the recent resurgence of your music “Pretty Little Baby” as a success on social networks, Connie told the magazine who had already forgotten that he had ever recorded her in his life.
“Thinking that a song I recorded 63 years ago is playing the hearts of millions of people is now really amazing,” he said.
