Tony Violanti looks back on the trials and triumphs of music pioneer Connie Francis, who died this week at age 87.

The dark-haired singer was just 17 when she signed a contract with MGM Records following appearances on several TV variety ...

Connie Francis was a giant of 1950s and ’60s sugary-sweet pop, notching more than a dozen hits. In the months leading up to ...

The first female singer to chart a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, Francis sold over 40 million records before ...

Host Stephen Colbert announced the news during the taping of Thursday’s show. In a surprise announcement Thursday, CBS and ...

Some of the best Connie Francis movies are those that highlight the range of the actress and her acting prowess.

One of the most commercially successful female singers in history, she also had hits with "Who's Sorry Now?," "Mama," ...

Connie Francis, the honey-voiced singer and actor from New Jersey who rose to global pop stardom in the ’50s and ’60s, has ...

"It’s such an honor to be able to play her every night on stage," Lawrence recently told PEOPLE about her role in Broadway's 'Just in Time' ...

“Who’s Sorry Now” is one of Connie Francis ’s most well-known and celebrated songs, but it’s also one she had no intention of ...

In our news wrap Thursday, the Justice Department is recommending a one-day sentence for the former police officer convicted ...