Pretty Little Baby singer Connie Francis di£s aged 87 after illness

 

Legendary country, rock and pop singer Connie Francis, known for her hit Pretty Little Baby, has di£d at the age of 87. 

The death of the US singing icon – born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero – was confirmed on social media by her friend and copyright manager Ron Roberts. 
"It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that I inform you of the passing of my dear friend Connie Francis last night," he wrote on Facebook. 

"I know that Connie would approve that her fans are among the first to learn of this sad news." 

Last month Francis, who was one of the most successful female singers in the 1950s and 60s, cancelled an appearance on Cousin Brucie’s Independence Day radio show after she was hospitalised and transferred to intensive care due to "extreme pain".