Pretty Little Baby singer Connie Francis dies
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Connie Francis, the honey-voiced singer and actor from New Jersey who rose to global pop stardom in the ’50s and ’60s, has died. She was 87. Ron Roberts, head of Francis’ record label, Concetta Records, shared the news on Facebook.
Fans of Connie Francis are mourning the loss of the popular singer following news of her death. Francis, who rose to fame in the 1950s and 1960s, passed away on July 16 at the age of 87. Ron Roberts, the singer's royalties/copyright manager and president of her record label, Concetta Records, broke the news on Facebook on July 17.
"She slipped away peacefully," Francis' close friend, Ron Roberts, tells PEOPLE following the singer's death at age 87
Pop legend Connie Francis spent a decade working in Nashville with numerous Hall of Fame icons. The "Pretty Little Baby" singer died at 87.
Iconic singer Connie Francis has died just weeks after pulling out of a Fourth of July performance and telling fans she was in the hospital in “extreme pain.” Ron Roberts, the president of Concetta Records, shared the news to Francis’ Facebook page just after midnight on Thursday.