Connie Francis, the chart-topping pop singer who was born in Newark and grew up in Belleville, has died at 87. Her voice became a defining sound of the 1950s and ’60s. Her death was confirmed by ...

The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations (COPOMIAO) launches advocacy campaign on behalf of Francis, whose chart-topping ballads once ruled the airwaves — and now trend ...

In 1984, I was sitting across the table from Connie Francis, in an Italian restaurant owned by her ex-husband Joe Garzilli, and not sure where to begin. At the time, the Newark-born singing star was ...

Star-crossed singer Connie Francis, whose hits included 'Pretty Little Baby' dead at 87 Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include “Pretty Little Baby” and who ...