Connie Francis opens up about her horrific 1974 rape. When she first appeared on the scene she was written up in several magazines as being the new. Later the single also sold well. Because of our long winters, hundreds of bands got together in basements to perfect their craft. 1967" She was voted Best Female Singer in Las Vegas. I had four people I hired to work for me on letters and on foreign releases. Later she got married to dick Kannelis in 1964, who she divorced the same year after staying together for four months. [on her MGM record contract] I never paid for anything. She graduated in the same school class of 1955. For a time she had her own television show, and has performed in nightclubs and in concert. As an antidote she began to make public performances, trying to pick up her life. Also Known As: Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero, Spouse/Ex-: Bob Parkinson (m. 1985 – div. Her parents are George Franco Nero and Ida Franco Nero.  She was brought up in a tightly-knit family in Brooklyn before the family moved to New Jersey. Learn more about her life and career. Her last five albums were ‘Was ich bin’ (1978, German), ‘I’m Me Again’ (1981), ‘Where the Hits Are’ (1989), 'Jive Connie – Connie Francis Party Powe' (1992, German) and ‘The Return Concert Live At Trump's Castle’ (1996). By then, Connie’s father, George Franconero, and her manager, George Scheck, realized that her days as a child artist were numbered. Born in New Jersey USA on 12 December 1938 is the talented singer and actress Connie Francis. They were teenybopper songs. He envisaged that when she grew up she would open an accordion school.

In March 1959, Francis released her second studio album, ‘The Exciting Connie Francis’. 1972), Joseph Garzilli (m. 1973 – div. I’m now 80 years old, and play her music always. I would love to see you one again. By the spring of 1958, ‘Who’s Sorry Now’ rose to number 4 on Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on UK Singles Chart. Her father was very encouraging and influential. However, her mother was visiting relatives in Newark, NJ, and attended an all-night dance when she went into labor.

While the former reached the US Top Ten and peaked at No. 11/6/74: After an appearance at the Westbury Music Fair in New York, she was raped at knifepoint at the Howard Johnson Motel where she was staying. Connie Francis married four times; but none of them lasted … In the same month, she traveled to London, where she recorded her fourth studio album, 'Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorite'. She has been in and out of 4 marriages.

She was inducted into the 2016 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performance Arts category. People such as Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman and Neil Young emerged to entertain the world. (adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({}); You have entered an incorrect email address! Her father was her manager and also financed for the recording of her first album, which consisted of only four songs.  Unfortunately, it wasn’t yet her time as nature would say. [The Arizona Republic, Feb. 9, 2006], Hup234!

Yes, I would purchase one or two of them for her.

I said, "Yes". She was originally supposed to be born in Brooklyn, where her family lived at the time. God bless you Connie❤️. When she was first making demos, a New Jersey mobster approached her father and offered to place Connie's songs in every jukebox along the East Coast. Finally Connie signed a contract with MGM Records for ten singles and one duet. Fox411: Beloved singer Connie Francis come forward with a tell-all titled 'Among My Souvenirs,' where she … Connie Francis was born as Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero on December 12, 1938 in Ironbound Newark, New Jersey.

She was not only born with good looks but also a golden voice that has touched and revived the hearts of many people. . I bought them, and wore them. Based on the huge success of her acting debut in Where the Boys Are (and the film's chart-topping title tune) M-G-M signed Francis to a three movie contract. Connie Francis married four times; but none of them lasted long. 9. They did their wedding in the year 1973 and later got a child together.

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