Connie Francis, Famed First Female Pop Star, Passes Away at 87 | TMZ TV - video Dailymotion

Singer Connie Francis, best known for her recently viral track "Pretty Little Baby" as well as "Stupid Cupid," has died.

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00:01Sad news, a viral singer who had one of the biggest TikTok hits of the year has died.

00:0587-year-old Connie Francis.

00:07Oh, no! Connie Francis died?

00:09Connie Francis has died.

00:10Legendary artist had a big viral hit this year with her song, Pretty Little Baby.

00:18Everyone's playing that song.

00:20She had a fascinating life.

00:22And for people who only know her for Pretty Little Baby,

00:24she was the first woman ever to have a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960.

00:28She was in a movie called Where the Boys Are.

00:30And that's the reason Fort Lauderdale became a huge spring break destination and it popularized it for a whole generation.

00:34Wow.

00:35Oh, I didn't know she died.

00:36In the early 70s, this is sad, she was assaulted and raped and almost murdered in a hotel room.

00:41It was a big deal.

00:42She sued the hotel, won over $2 million, and they had to change hotel security.

00:46And it's partly the reason you have peepholes on hotel room doors now.

00:49Wow.

00:50Her brother was murdered by the mafia.

00:52Oh my God, what a life.

00:53Her story's fascinating.

00:55She was the first pop diva.

00:56God, how old, 87?

00:5887.

00:59Why am I so shaken by this?

01:00I mean, I...

01:01Do you go to high school with her?

01:02No.

01:03No.

01:04No.

01:05No.

01:06No.

01:07No.

01:08No.

01:09No.