In Memoriam: Notable people who died in 2025
1 of 28
Connie Francis was 11 when she started singing on TV programs. In 1958, her first hit, “Who’s Sorry Now,” debuted. She was only 21 when she became the first female artist to get a Billboard Hot 100 No 1 hit, with her song “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,” in 1960. She went on to have 53 career hits and sold more than 200 million records over the course of her decades-long career. She was awarded a special Golden Globe in 1964 for her contributions to the recording world. Her 1962 song, “Pretty Little Baby,” recently went viral on TikTok, introducing her music to a new generation of fans.
