Died singer Koni Francis, Pretty Little Baby’s voice
Her death was confirmed on social media by her friend and copyright manager Ron Roberts.
“With a heavy heart and deeply sadness I announce the death of my beloved friend Koni Francis last night,” he wrote on Facebook.HCinema would approve the fact that her fans are one of the first to learn about these sad news. “
Last month, Francis had canceled a scheduled appearance and had been introduced to ICU due to “extreme pain”. On July 2, in a post on Facebook, she informed the public about her condition, writing that she was undergoing exams to identify where the pain she was facing came from.
What a song that went viral at Tiktok 6 decades after its release
An almost unknown song from the 1960s has been uploaded to the music charts for the first time, after gaining viral at Tiktok. Just a month ago. This is the track “Pretty Little Baby” originally released in 1962.
She recently commented on the viral success of her song through her official Facebook page.
He wrote: “Thank you Tiktok and its members for the wonderful – and so unexpected – acceptance of my 1961 recording,” Pretty Little Baby “. I first learned it when (President of Conceta Records, Ron Roberts) invited me to tell me that I have “a viral hit”. Not knowing the modern terminology of the music industry, my first reaction was: “What is this?”
In a separate press release, Francis added: “I am excited and excited with the success of” Pretty Little Baby “. I recorded this song 63 years ago, and knowing that a whole new generation now learns who I am and what my music is deeply touched. Thank you all, thanks Tiktok. “
According to Billboard, the song has reached nearly 15 million views in 2025, gathering over 10 billion views in the various Tiktok Sounds.
The first woman to win No1 on Billboard Hot 100
Cony Francis was one of the most popular singers of the 1950s and the early ’60s, with successes 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”. She was the first woman to win the No1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with her song “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” in 1960 as a solo artist.
He was born as Concetta Franconero in Newark, New Jersey in 1937. He chose the name Connie Francis as an artistic.
From four years she participated in talent competitions and beauty contests, with the encouragement of her father, singing and playing accordion. He later appeared on television shows, and was a full member of the Startime Kids children’s show on NBC.
He signed a record contract with MGM Records in 1955, but her first single were considered commercial failures. The company intended to stop working with her until her father persuaded her to record “Who’s Sorry Now?” – A 1923 song – as a last chance. At first she didn’t want to but convinced her to the contrary.
“I already had 18 failed songs,” she had admitted in 1996. And he said to me, “If you don’t record this song, dumb, the only way to appear on American Bandstand will be to sit on television.”
The track did not go well – until it was aired on Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand” show in 1958. Then there was a huge success in the US and the United Kingdom. Beyond that, her career was launched, with hits such as “My Happiness”, “Lipstick on Your Collar” and “Among My Souvenirs”.
The album of Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites (1959) was her most successful, while “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” (1960) became her first No. 1 – and even the first No. 1 solo in the history of Billboard Hot 100, which began in 1958.
Francis also had international success, as she recorded her songs in many languages again.
“I was at the top of the world and I didn’t even know what to say,” he confessed to People in 1992. He also appeared in some films in the 1960s, including where the boys are (1960) with the then young George Hamilton.
The three personal tragedies
Her career began to decline in the late 1960s as the music scene changed.
At the same time, he was also confronted with a long series of personal tragedies. In 1974, he fell victim to rape in Long Island motel. In 1977, she underwent a nose surgery that caused her a temporary voice loss.
In 1981, George’s brother was assassinated by the Mafia.
In the same year she attempted her recording comeback, but her mental health was an obstacle. He entered psychiatric institutions, and in 1984 he attempted suicide. In the same year she published her first autobiography entitled Who’s Sorry Now?.
“In the 1980s I was hospitalized 17 times in 9 years, in 5 different states,” he said in 2011.
“I was mistakenly diagnosed with bipolar disorder, ADHD, and others that had not even heard the scientific community at first. Eventually I was diagnosed with post -traumatic stress disorder as a result of the misfortune that found me. “
He worked with the administration of Ronald Reagan on a committee against violent crime and became a defender of rape victims. In 2010, he worked with Mental Health America on the awareness of mental health issues.
“I was trying to find humor in everything, even when I was in a psychiatric clinic,” he told The Oklahoman in 2018. “But I have to say that the support of the world was shocking. They supported me in my best and worst moments, and they never stopped writing from all over the world. “
In 2017 she released her second autobiography, AMOG My Souvenirs.
Francis had a relationship with singer Bobby Darin at the beginning of her career, but her father did not allow them to be together. She herself considered the love of her life. “My personal life is a huge disappointment,” he told People in 1984. “I realized that I allowed my father to have excessive influence on me.”
He finally got married four times. Her first husband was Dick Kanellis, the second, Izzy Marion, the third was Joseph Garzilli, with whom they adopted their son, Joseph Jr. And her last husband was Bob Parkinson in 1985.
SOURCE: With information from cnn.gre and newsit.gr