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Connie Francis
b. 1938Newark, NJItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included
Who's Sorry Now; best-selling female artist of late 1950s-60s; born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero
Biography
First female to have simultaneous #1 hits in US and UK; 35+ charting albums
Notable For
- Who's Sorry Now
- best-selling female artist of late 1950s-60s
- born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero
Honors & Recognition
- First female to have simultaneous #1 hits in US and UK
- 35+ charting albums
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Music
- Specialty
- Vocal/Pop
- Years
- b. 1938
- Birth Place
- Newark, NJ
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Calabria
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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