Connie Francis (American former actress and chart-topping singer)

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Legal name: Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero

Wikipedia

Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (December 12, 1937 – July 16, 2025), known professionally as Connie Francis, was an American pop singer, actress and one of the top-charting female vocalists of the late 1950s and early 1960s. She was estimated to have sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

In 1960, Francis was recognized as the most successful female recording artist in Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, and the United States. She became the first woman in history to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 when "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" topped the chart in 1960. She was also the first woman to achieve three No. 1 hits on the chart, among her 53 career entries.

A series of traumatic personal experiences and medical problems, starting with being the victim of a knifepoint rape attack in 1974, led Francis to suffer from psychological and physical difficulties that sidelined her performing career. She resumed performing from 1989 until her retirement in 2018. She regained fame in 2025, shortly before her death, when her earlier album cut "Pretty Little Baby" went viral.

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Discography

Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1987Treasury Of Love SongsConnie Francis1

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1958Who's Sorry NowConnie Francis1
1959Christmas in My HeartConnie Francis4
1959My Thanks to YouConnie Francis2
1959Sings Italian FavoritesConnie Francis1
1959Sings Rock n' Roll Million SellersConnie Francis1
1959The Exciting Connie FrancisConnie Francis2
1960Sings Spanish and Latin American FavoritesConnie Francis4
1960Connie Francis Sings Jewish FavoritesConnie Francis4
1960Country & Western Golden HitsConnie Francis1
1960More Italian FavoritesConnie Francis1
1961Songs to a Swinging BandConnie Francis1
1961Sings Folk Song FavoritesConnie Francis1
1961Sing Along With Connie FrancisConnie Francis1
1961Sings Never On Sunday And Other Title Songs From Motion PicturesConnie Francis1
1962Sings Modern Italian HitsConnie Francis2
1962Country Music Connie StyleConnie Francis1
1962Second Hand Love And Other HitsConnie Francis1
1962Sings Irish FavoritesConnie Francis2
1963Greatest American WaltzesConnie Francis1
1964Sing Great Country FavoritesConnie Francis & Hank Williams Jr.2
1965Connie Francis Sings Folk FavoritesConnie Francis1
1965Sings The All Time International HitsConnie Francis1
1966Connie's ChristmasConnie Francis1
1966Jealous HeartConnie Francis1
1966Movie Greats Of The 60'sConnie Francis1
1967Connie Francis And The Kids Next DoorConnie Francis1
1967The Incomparable Connie FrancisConnie Francis1
1968Connie & ClydeConnie Francis1
1968Hawaii ConnieConnie Francis1
1969Connie Francis Sings the Songs of Les ReedConnie Francis1
1969The Wedding CakeConnie Francis1
1978Who's Happy Now?Connie Francis1
1982Connie's Greatest HitsConnie Francis1
1989Among My SouvenirsConnie Francis2
1989Greatest Latin Hits: La Mejor de su RepertorioConnie Francis1
1989Love ’n’ CountryConnie Francis1
1990Christmas with Connie FrancisConnie Francis1
199116 Greatest SongsConnie Francis1
1991Hawaii Connie/Country FavouritesConnie Francis1
1992Party PowerConnie Francis1
1992Connie Francis: Greatest HitsConnie Francis1
1995Christmas CheerConnie Francis1
1996With Love to BuddyConnie Francis3
2010Connie Francis Essential Hits and Early RecordingsConnie Francis1
2013Do the Twist with Connie FrancisConnie Francis1
2013Do the TwistConnie Francis31
Connie FrancisConnie Francis1
Jewish FavoritesConnie Francis1
Lipstick and PowderConnie Francis51
Love SongsConnie Francis1
Second Hand Love and Other HitsConnie Francis0

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1960Connie's Greatest HitsConnie Francis1
1961More Greatest HitsConnie Francis1
1961More Greatest Hits À ParisConnie Francis1
196316 Of Connie's Biggest HitsConnie Francis1
1963Mala femmena (Evil Woman) & Connie's Big Hits From ItalyConnie Francis1
1966Sings Songs Of LoveConnie Francis1
1971Country Music Connie Style / Country Girls Sing Country SongsConnie Francis / Various Artists1
197720 All Time GreatsConnie Francis2
1981I'm Me AgainConnie Francis1
1986Hallo!Connie Francis2
1986The Very Best of Connie FrancisConnie Francis3
1987Rocksides (1957–64)Connie Francis1
1987The Very Best of Connie Francis, Volume TwoConnie Francis1
1988Greatest HitsConnie Francis1
1988The Best of Connie FrancisConnie Francis1
1989Love SongsConnie Francis1
1990Connie Francis Sings Country & Western HitsConnie Francis1
1990Sings American FantasiesConnie Francis1
199024 Greatest HitsConnie Francis1
1990Connie Francis Sings Screen HitsConnie Francis1
1991The BestConnie Francis1
199113 Beautiful MemoriesConnie Francis1
199124 Greatest HitsConnie Francis2
1992Around The WorldConnie Francis1
1992The weddingConnie Francis1
1993The Singles CollectionConnie Francis1
1993White Sox, Pink Lipstick... and Stupid CupidConnie Francis51
1993Star Gold: Die großen ErfolgeConnie Francis1
1993Christmas with Connie FrancisConnie Francis1
1993Everybody's Somebody's FoolConnie Francis1
1993The Original RecordingsConnie Francis1
1993Who's sorry now: Collectors Gold, Volumne 28Connie Francis1
1995Where the Boys Are: 24 Greatest HitsConnie Francis1
1995Once to Every HeartConnie Francis1
1995Schöner fremder MannConnie Francis1
1995The CollectionConnie Francis1
1996SouvenirsConnie Francis1
1996Her Greatest Hits & Finest PerformancesConnie Francis1
1996Rockin' & Boppin FavoritesConnie Francis1
1996The World of Connie FrancisConnie Francis1
1997Die Liebe ist ein seltsames SpielConnie Francis1
1997The Italian Collection, Volume OneConnie Francis1
1997The Italian Collection, Volume TwoConnie Francis1
1997Who's Sorry Now: The Hits CollectionConnie Francis1
199920th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Connie FrancisConnie Francis1
1999Connie Francis - The CollectionConnie Francis1
1999Connie's CountryConnie Francis1
1999Millenium CollectionConnie Francis1

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