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 Baby,” which has become a viral hit on TikTok six decades after its release.

Iconic singer and New Jersey native Connie Francis, known for hits such as “Pretty Little Baby” and “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,” has died at 87. Francis’ death was confirmed on social media by her friend and copyright manager Ron Roberts Thursday — two weeks after she was hospitalized due to “extreme pain.”

Connie Francis was a wholesome pop star of the 1950s and '60s whose personal life was filled with heartbreak and tragedy.