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Connie Francis

1938 - 2025

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Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (December 12, 1937 – July 16, 2025), known professionally as Connie Francis, was an American singer, actress and one of the top-charting female vocalists of the late 1950s and early 1960s. She is one of the best-selling music artists in history, with estimated sales of over 100 million records. In 1960, Francis was recognized as the most successful female recording artist in Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, and the United States. She became the first woman in history to reach No. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Connie Francis is the 291st most popular singer (up from 334th in 2019), the 1,931st most popular biography from United States (up from 1,936th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Connie Francis ranks 291 out of 4,381Before her are Marie-Louise O'Murphy, Morten Harket, Muslim Magomayev, Kim Carnes, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, and Christa Ludwig. After her are "Weird Al" Yankovic, Peng Liyuan, André Claveau, Travis Scott, Jimmy Cliff, and Mario Lanza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Connie Francis ranks 102Before her are Taha Yassin Ramadan, Joyce Carol Oates, Elliott Gould, Ahmed Qurei, Frank Langella, and Manuel Santana. After her are Nabih Berri, Juliet Anderson, Ben E. King, Ann Jones, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, and Ed Lauter. Among people deceased in 2025, Connie Francis ranks 63Before her are Max Romeo, Heikki Hasu, Bertrand Blier, Joan Plowright, Michael Madsen, and Akinori Nakayama. After her are Dag Solstad, James Foley, Stanley Fischer, Friðrik Ólafsson, Hossein Salami, and Zurab Tsereteli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Connie Francis ranks 1,931 out of 20,380Before her are Nelson Goodman (1906), Frank Langella (1938), Louis Ignarro (1941), Walter M. Miller Jr. (1923), William M. Branham (1909), and Linda Thompson (1950). After her are "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959), Steve Ditko (1927), George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. (1859), Jack Lew (1955), Diana Gabaldon (1952), and Travis Scott (1991).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Connie Francis ranks 102Before her are John Fogerty (1945), Neil Diamond (1941), Sam Cooke (1931), Phil Ochs (1940), George Benson (1943), and Kim Carnes (1945). After her are "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959), Travis Scott (1991), Mario Lanza (1921), Ben E. King (1938), Karen Carpenter (1950), and Sonny Bono (1935).