Connie Francis

Connie Francis
Francis in 1961
Background information
Birth nameConcetta Rosa Maria Franconero
Born (1937-12-12) December 12, 1937
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
  • actress
  • author
Instruments
Years active1940s–2018
Labels
Spouses
  • Dick Kanellis
    (m. 1964; div. 1964)
  • Izzy Marion
    (m. 1971; div. 1971)
  • Joe Garzilli
    (m. 1973; div. 1980)
  • Bob Parkinson
    (m. 1985; div. 1985)
PartnerTony Ferretti (2003–2022; his death)
Children1
Websitewww.conniefrancis.com

Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (/frænknɪər/ FRANG-koh-NEER-oh; born December 12, 1937), known as Connie Francis, is a retired American pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. She is estimated to have sold more than 200 million records worldwide.

In 1960, Francis was recognized as the most successful female artist in Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Australia, and in every other country where records were purchased. She was 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 have 3 No. 1 hits on the chart, just three of her 53 career hits.