The American singer and actress Connie Francis has died, aged 87, just two weeks after she was hospitalised with ‘extreme pain’.
The news was confirmed on Thursday (17 July) on Facebook by the singer’s friend, Ron Roberts, who is the president of the musician’s label Concetta Records.
Roberts wrote: “It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that I inform you of the passing of my dear friend Connie Francis last night.”
“I know that Connie would approve that her fans are among the first to learn of this sad news. More details will follow later,” the message concluded. Her passing was also confirmed on Francis’s official Facebook page.
