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| Birth name | Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero[1] |
| Born | December 12, 1937 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1943–2018 |
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| Website | Official website |
Connie Francis (born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero; December 12, 1937)[2] is an American pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. She is estimated to have sold more than 100 million records worldwide.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
- ^ Bronson, Fred (2003) The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "Biography". conniefrancis.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022..
- ^ "Gary James' Interview With Connie Francis". www.classicbands.com. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "Connie Francis - Biography". cfbackupsite-copy-2. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ Trust, Gary (March 8, 2017). "Rewinding The Charts: In 1960, Connie Francis Became the First Woman to Top the Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2022.