The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations (COPOMIAO) launches advocacy campaign on behalf of Francis, whose chart-topping ballads once ruled the airwaves — and now trend ...

Connie Francis, the angelic-voiced singer who was one of the biggest recording stars of the late 1950s and early 1960s, has died. She was 87. Her friend and publicist, Ron Roberts, announced the ...

Ron Onesti grew up listening to Connie Francis. Mutual connections introduced him to the late Italian American singer about 30 years ago and the pair grew close, eventually becoming old friends. “I’m ...

MIAMI – Connie Francis, the international pop singer who put Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on the musical map with her spring break standard, “Where the Boys Are” and who had an unexpected career ...

Legendary singer and longtime Floridian Connie Francis, who recently gained a new wave of fans following the TikTok virality of her hit 1962 song “Pretty Little Baby,” has died at 87. Ron Roberts, the ...

Connie Francis, the chart-topping pop singer of ’50s and ’60s classics like “Stupid Cupid,” “Where the Boys Are” and the recently TikTok viral “Pretty Little Baby,” has died, her rep confirmed to ...