Singer Connie Francis, finest identified for her 1962 hit “Fairly Little Child” and the 1961 tune “All people’s Any individual’s Idiot,” has died on the age of 87, her supervisor confirmed.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart and excessive disappointment that i inform you of the passing of my expensive buddy Connie Francis final night time,” stated her copyrights and royalties supervisor, Ron Roberts, in a submit on social media. “I do know that Connie would approve that her followers are among the many first to be taught of this unhappy information.”
“Fairly Little Child” most lately grew to become a viral tune on TikTok, which Francis joined shortly after, and the 1962 tune has been utilized in greater than 17 million movies totaling greater than 27 billion views globally on the app.
“I am flabbergasted and excited concerning the big buzz my 1962 recording of ‘Fairly Little Child’ is making everywhere in the world,” Francis stated. “To assume {that a} tune I recorded 63 years in the past is fascinating new generations of audiences is really overwhelming for me.”
Connie Francis seems on this picture.
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“Fairly Little Child” was launched on Francis’ 1962 album, “Connie Francis Sings ‘Second Hand Love’ & Different Hits,” which peaked at No. 111 on what was then referred to as the Billboard High LPs chart.
In Might of this 12 months, “Fairly Little Child” broke into Spotify’s International and U.S. charts for the primary time.
Francis was born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero in Newark, New Jersey on Dec. 12, 1937, and is estimated to have offered greater than 200 million data worldwide in her lifetime.
ABC Information’ Angeline Jane Bernabe contributed to this report.
