Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero known professionally as "Connie Francis," was an American pop singer,

actress, and top-charting female vocalist of

the late 1950s and early 1960s. She was

estimated to have sold more than

200 million records worldwide.

In 1960, Francis was recognized as the most

successful female recording artist in Germany,

Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, and

the United States.[4] She was the first woman in

history to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 

when "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" topped

the chart in 1960. She was also the first

woman to have three No. 1 hits on the

chart, just three of her 53 career hits.