50 s singer connie francis biography

Connie Francis (born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero) is an American pop singer of Italian heritage and the top-charting female vocalist of the s and s. Although her chart success waned in the second half of the s, Francis remained a top concert draw.

Despite several severe interruptions in her career, Francis is still active as a recording and performing artist.

Connie Francis was America's top-selling female recording artist during the late s and early '60s. Between and she recorded more than 50 chart singles, including "Who's Sorry Now," "My Happiness," and "Everybody's Somebody's Fool." The diminutive young singer with the big, clear voice became a teenage idol, lending her name to sweaters, charm bracelets, diaries, and other adolescent essentials; by the time she was 22 her appeal had extended to films, where she starred in such young-adult favorites as Where the Boys Are and When the Boys Meet the Girls.

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