The artist recently viral in Tiktok with the 1962 song; The cause of death has not been informed
The singer Connie Franciswho recently viral to Tiktok with the song Pretty Little Baby1962, he died on Tuesday evening, 15 years old, at the age of 87. The cause has not been informed, but was allowed in intensive care at the beginning of this month.
The announcement of death was made on Wednesday evening, 16, in a Facebook post by Ron Roberts, a longtime friend of the artist and president of the Concepta Records label, which Connie was the owner.
“It is with great regret and extreme sadness that I inform the death of my dear friend Connie Francis last night. I know that Connie would approve that her fans were the first to know this sad news,” he wrote.
Connie had been hospitalized with severe pain on July 3, but published on Facebook the next day “he felt much better after a good night”. The singer’s family did not say if he remained in the hospital.
The trajectory of Connie Francis
Born in Newark, in the American state of New Jersey, Connie became one of the main artists of the 50s and 60s, with successes such as Stupid cupid, Who I’m sorry now AND Frankie.
It was also the first woman to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100, the main American music stop, with the song Everyone is foolish of someone1960. The singer even released albums in other languages, such as Italian, German and Spanish.
The following decades were difficult for connias: it was sexually abused – the criminal was never found – and suffered from a depression. After nasal surgery, he lost his voice and was unable to perform until 1981. In the same year, his brother was assassinated by the mafia, which made her leave the spotlight again.
In 1984, he launched a book of memories, Who I’m sorry now?who was a bestseller in the United States. She returned to perform live and officially retired only in 2018.
Connie was married four times. He leaves a son, Joey Garzilli, adopted during his third marriage, with the businessman Joseph Garzilli.
Success in Tiktok
In June of this year, the song Pretty Little BabyLaunched by Connie Francis in 1962, he had a rebirth in Viralization in Tiktok. The singer even used social networks to thank.
“My thanks to everyone for the enormous reception they gave Pretty Little Baby. I am happy to join the community of Tiktok and to share this moment with you. The first time I make the synchronization of the lips (synchronization of the lips) with my 63 -year -old recording, “he said in a video.
Second Billboard, The track has over 10 billion views on the social network.
The song was published when the singer was 23 years old. The text speaks of a young woman in love. “You can ask the flowers / I am sitting for hours / tells all the blue birds / love lovebed / my beautiful child, I am so in love with you,” says an extract.
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Source: Terra
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