Famous singer Connie Francis has passed away

The news of the death of the famous American singer Connie Francis was announced by the famous name's close friend Ron Roberts.

"I am deeply saddened and heartbroken to be sharing this devastating news with you," Roberts said on social media.

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WHO IS CONNIE FRANCIS?

A contemporary of Elvis Presley and Brenda Lee, Francis was one of the most popular singers of the 1950s and early 1960s, with Top 10 singles such as "Who's Sorry Now?", "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own," "Where the Boys Are" and "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You."

Francis was the first woman to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with her 1960 hit "Everybody's Somebody's Fool."

His father encouraged him

The singer was born Concetta Franconero in Newark, New Jersey, in 1937. At the age of four, with the encouragement of her father, she began participating in talent shows and beauty pageants, singing, and playing the accordion.

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