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Connie Francis
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Connie Francis was an American singer and actress who had a major career in popular music and entertainment from the 1950s onward. She is remembered as an influential figure in mid-20th century popular culture who helped shape the sound and image of that era's pop music.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Among My Souvenirs
- Greatest
- Lipstick and powder (3) (205864)
- Singles plus (2) (BS81412)
- Who's Sorry Now?: Connie Francis Tells Her Own Story
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Film & TV
Acting · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (/ˌfræŋkoʊˈnɪəroʊ/ FRANG-koh-NEER-oh; December 12, 1937 – July 16, 2025), known professionally as Connie Francis, was an American singer and actress. One of the top-charting female vocalists of the late 1950s and early 1960s, she amassed over 100 million records sold, placing her among the best-selling music artists in history. After a string of unsuccessful…
Known for
- Neil Sedaka: King of Song — Self2014
- Hava Nagila: The Movie — Self2012
- Legends — Self2006
- Die Feste mit Florian Silbereisen — Self1994
- Flitterabend — Self - Singer1988
- Starparade — Self1968
- When the Boys Meet the Girls — Ginger Gray1965
- Soeben eingetroffen — self1965
- Looking for Love — Libby Caruso1964
- Follow the Boys — Bonnie1963
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1937
- Active to
- 2025
Discography
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- Listeners
- 922,216
- Total plays
- 14,798,576
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Connie Francis (born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero in Newark, New Jersey on 12 December 1937; died 16 July 2025) was an American pop singer remembered for her international hit songs such as "Who's Sorry Now?," "Where The Boys Are", and "Everybody's Somebody's Fool". She is estimated to have sold more than 200 million records worldwide. Born in Italian Down Neck (or Ironbound) neighbourhood of Newark, New Jersey, Francis was one of the most prolific <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Connie+
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Rosa
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Newark
- Place of death
- Pompano Beach
- Occupation
- actor
- Employer
- UNICEF
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Italian Walk of Fame
- Participant in
- Sanremo Music Festival 1967
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Legacy Recordings
- Official website
- www.conniefrancis.com
- Image
- Connie Francis 1964.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- Florida
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- Commons category
- Connie Francis
- date of birth
- 1937-12-12
- medical condition
- bipolar disorder
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
- pseudonym
- Connie Francis
- birth name
- Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero
- social media followers
- 116000
- writing language
- English language
- P10632
- Connie Francis
- end of work period
- 2018-00-00
- date of death
- 2025-07-16
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Encyclopedic overview
Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (/ˌfræŋkoʊˈnɪəroʊ/ FRAHNG-koh-NAIR-oh; December 12, 1937 – July 16, 2025), known professionally as Connie Francis, was an American singer and actress. One of the top-charting female vocalists of the late 1950s and early 1960s, she amassed over 200 million records sold, placing her among the best-selling music artists in history.
After a string of unsuccessful releases, Francis rose to fame in 1957 with her cover of the 1923 song "Who's Sorry Now?", which was followed by various other top-10 hits. She became the first woman to reach No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart when "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" topped the chart in 1960. She was also the first woman to achieve three No. 1 hits on the chart, among her 53 career entries. Before the advent of the British Invasion, Francis was the most popular female vocalist in the United States between 1958 and 1964.
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