Tony Violanti looks back on the trials and triumphs of music pioneer Connie Francis, who died this week at age 87.

The dark-haired singer was just 17 when she signed a contract with MGM Records following appearances on several TV variety ...

With “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,” Francis became the first female artist with a No. 1 single in the United States ...

Host Stephen Colbert announced the news during the taping of Thursday’s show. In a surprise announcement Thursday, CBS and ...

Connie Francis dominated the music charts in the late 1950s and early 1960s with hits like Stupid Cupid, Pretty Little Baby and Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You. The pop star, author and actor has ...

One of the most commercially successful female singers in history, she also had hits with "Who's Sorry Now?," "Mama," "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" and "Stupid Cupid." ...

American singer Connie Francis, known for hits like “Pretty Little Baby” and “Stupid Cupid,” has died at the age of 87. On ...

Connie Francis, the American pop singer who topped the charts in the 1950s and 1960s with genre-spanning songs of youthful ...

Explore the extraordinary life of Connie Francis, who passed away at age 87, from her chart-topping beginnings to her ...

Connie Francis has died two weeks after being hospitalized for “extreme pain.” The iconic 1950s and ’60s pop singer was 87. The news of Francis’ death broke early Thursday via an update from her close ...

“Who’s Sorry Now” is one of Connie Francis ’s most well-known and celebrated songs, but it’s also one she had no intention of ...