Connie Francis, 'Pretty Little Baby' singer, dead
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"She slipped away peacefully," Francis' close friend, Ron Roberts, tells PEOPLE following the singer's death at age 87
Ahead of her death, Connie Francis shared updates with fans about the state of her health and previous mental health diagnoses.
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PRIMETIMER on MSNWhat happened to Connie Francis’ brother? Singer experienced several personal tragedies before her comeback in 1981George Franconero, Connie's brother, was attacked and killed in 1981. At the age of 40, two men shot him to death, pointing their guns at his head. He was reportedly clearing ice from his car at around 9 AM when those two assassins targeted him right in front of his home in North Caldwell, according to a report by UPI.
Gracie Lawrence, the singer and actress who currently portrays Connie Francis on Broadway in the musical 'Just in Time,' paid tribute to Francis in her Instagram Stories on Thursday, July 17, hours after news of Francis' death at 87.
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Biography on MSNConnie Francis Almost Didn’t Get a Record Deal. Then She Ruled the ’60sThe president of her record label, Ron Roberts, announced the news on Facebook. “It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that I inform you of the passing of my dear friend Connie Francis last night,” he wrote early Thursday. “I know that Connie would approve that her fans are among the first to learn of this sad news.”