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Celebrated American singer Connie Francis, whose 1961 hit song ‘Pretty Little Baby’ gained new admirers this year with the track going viral on TikTok, has died aged 87.

Connie Francis was a giant of 1950s and '60s sugary-sweet pop, notching more than a dozen hits. In the months leading up to her death, announced Thursday, she experienced one more in “Pretty ...

Pop star Connie Francis, best known for dominating the charts in the late 1950s and early '60s with hits like "Pretty Little Baby" and "Stupid Cupid," has died at 87.

Francis was the headliner at WJAR-TV's 10th anniversary block party in downtown Providence in 1959. She sang "Frankie" and "Lipstick on Your Collar." ...

Connie Francis, whose hit songs included ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ and ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ dies at 87 Francis was a top performer of the pre-Beatles era, rarely out of the charts from 1957-64.

Singer Connie Francis, a star of the 1950s and ‘60s known for her hits "Pretty Little Baby" and "Stupid Cupid," died Wednesday, her publicist announced.