Tony Violanti looks back on the trials and triumphs of music pioneer Connie Francis, who died this week at age 87.

The dark-haired singer was just 17 when she signed a contract with MGM Records following appearances on several TV variety ...

The first female singer to chart a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, Francis sold over 40 million records before ...

With “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,” Francis became the first female artist with a No. 1 single in the United States ...

Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ’60s whose hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” ...

Some of the best Connie Francis movies are those that highlight the range of the actress and her acting prowess.

Following last night's performance of Just In Time, Gracie Lawrence and the cast paid tribute to the late Connie Francis with a song during the curtain call. Check out a video here.

One of the most commercially successful female singers in history, she also had hits with "Who's Sorry Now?," "Mama," ...

Connie Francis, the honey-voiced singer and actor from New Jersey who rose to global pop stardom in the ’50s and ’60s, has ...

Connie Francis, the international pop singer who put Fort Lauderdale on the musical map with her spring break standard “Where the Boys Are” and who had an unexpected ...