A longstanding tradition at the Italian Cultural Garden in Rockefeller Park is its annual “Opera in the Italian Garden,” an event that attracts overflow crowds to its sprawling Renaissance-style space ...

Connie Francis, who has died aged 87, had a string of hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Stupid Cupid", "Lipstick on Your Collar", "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" and "Mama". From 1958 ...

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 ...

A new generation of music lovers got turned on to mid-century pop star Connie Francis’ oeuvre in recent months when her 1962 song “Pretty Little Baby” went viral on TikTok. Now, Francis’ death on ...

Connie Francis, the pop singer known for hit singles like “Pretty Little Baby” and “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,” died on Wednesday, July 16. Francis’ publicist, Ron Roberts, announced the musician’s ...

MIAMI – Connie Francis, the international pop singer who put Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on the musical map with her spring break standard, “Where the Boys Are” and who had an unexpected career ...

Connie Francis was a giant of 1950s and ’60s sugary-sweet pop, notching more than a dozen hits. In the months leading up to her death, announced Thursday, she experienced one more in “Pretty Little ...

Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and '60s whose hits include "Pretty Little Baby" and whose personal life was filled with heartbreak and tragedy, has died, her friend and publicist, ...