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Connie Francis American singer Connie Francis performing on the British TV show Thank Your Lucky Stars in the 1960s. Francis was the first woman to top the Billboard singles chart, with the song “Everybody's Somebody's Fool” in June 1960.

Connie Francis

American singer
Also known as: Concetta Maria Franconero
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Connie Francis (born December 12, 1937, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.—died July 16, 2025, Pompano Beach, Florida) was an American singer and actress whose recordings in the 1950s and ’60s encompassed country, rock and roll, and traditional vocal pop. In 1960 she became the first woman to top the Billboard singles chart. She was known for her pursuit of non-Anglophone audiences, which made her a hugely popular international star, and for her tortured personal life. “On...

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