Evening Chronicle

Funeral notices in the Chronicle this week including tributes to a nineteen-year-old 'tragically lost at sea'

Tributes to a nineteen-year-old 'tragically lost at sea' are among those being paid in The Chronicle deaths and funeral announcements this week. Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news ...

14 deaths, tributes and funeral notices from the Liverpool Echo this week

Twice a week we uphold our long-standing tradition of publishing tributes to loved ones ...
American Songwriter

Connie Francis Almost Recorded What Became One of Elvis Presley’s Biggest Hits

In 1960, Elvis Presley released “Are You Lonesome Tonight?”, a song that became one of his many No. 1 singles. Written by Lou Handman and Roy Turk, “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” appears on Elvis’ Golden ...
Wall Street Journal

Connie Francis’ Unlikely Ticket to Fame

Can a song have an identity complex? I became acquainted with “Who’s Sorry Now?” courtesy of Connie Francis. Her 1957 recording of the 1923 kiss-off tune rocketed her to stardom at 19. Her recording ...
People

Connie Francis' 1962 Song 'Pretty Little Baby' Becomes TikTok's 2025 Top Global Track 5 Months After Singer's Death

More than 60 years after its release, Connie Francis' "Pretty Little Baby" becomes TikTok’s most-used global song of 2025 as millions embrace the vintage track Screen Archives/Getty TikTok names ...
Newsday

Connie Francis to get TCM salute in October

Connie Francis made a name for herself as one of the most popular singers of the late 1950s and '60s with hits like "Who's Sorry Now?," "Lipstick on Your Collar" and "Everybody's Somebody's Fool." But ...
THE WEEK

Connie Francis: superstar of the early 1960s pop scene

Connie Francis, who has died aged 87, had a string of hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Stupid Cupid", "Lipstick on Your Collar", "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" and "Mama". From 1958 ...
Cleveland.com

How ‘Pretty Little Baby’ made Connie Francis a social media icon

Just weeks before her death at age 87, legendary pop vocalist Connie Francis saw an unexpected revival of one of her lesser-known songs, thanks to TikTok, Instagram and a new generation of fans who ...
Yahoo

Connie Francis, ‘Pretty Little Baby’ singer and actress, dead at 87

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Connie Francis, a pop singer and actress whose hits such as “Lipstick on Your Collar” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” became a soundtrack ...
Wall Street Journal

Remembering Connie Francis, an Interpreter of Love and Language

The legacy of Connie Francis, who died July 16 at age 87, was more than the fluffy pop she was best known for—she was capable of real depth. Born Concetta Franconero in Newark, N.J., she had her first ...
Hartford Courant

Connie Francis’ ‘Pretty Little Baby’ became an unexpected TikTok hit — 63 years after its release

Connie Francis was a giant of 1950s and ’60s sugary-sweet pop, notching more than a dozen hits. In the months leading up to her death, announced Thursday, she experienced one more in “Pretty Little ...