Connie Francis, the pop vocalist behind 1950s and '60s hits Stupid Cupid, Who's Sorry Now and Pretty Little Baby, has died at 87.

Ron Roberts, the president of her music label, Concetta Records, announced the news on Facebook early on Thursday, 17^th July.

The statement said, "It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that i inform you of the passing of my dear friend Connie Francis last night," Roberts wrote. "I know that Connie would approve that her fans are among the first to learn of this sad news."

Her cause of death was not shared, however Francis had been hospitalized in an intensive care unit in recent weeks, where she was undergoing tests to find the source of her “extreme pain”. She kept fans informed via her Facebook page. Her last update, on July 4, noted she was "feeling much better."

Francis is considered one of the bestselling female vocalists of the 1960s and is credited with helping globalize American music, including by recording her singles in as many as 12 different languages. Her 1962 hit Pretty Little Baby recently went viral on TikTok, exposing the mid-century star to a new generation of fans, and bringing her popularity to new fans who lapped her music up.

She went on to have an acting career too and was seen in multiple films like "When the Boys Meet the Girls," "Follow the Boys," "Looking for Love" and a film sharing a name with her 1961 hit, Where the Boys Are that became a low-budget hit for MGM.

Francis was a top performer of the pre-Beatles era, rarely off the charts from 1957-64. Able to appeal to both young people and adults, she had more than a dozen top 20 hits, starting with Who's Sorry Now? an old ballad by Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby and the No. 1 songs Don't Break the Heart That Loves You and The Heart Has a Mind of Its Own.

The dark-haired singer was just 17 when she signed a contract with MGM Records following appearances on several TV variety shows. Her earliest recordings attracted little attention, but then she released her version of Who's Sorry Now?

Francis followed with such teen hits as Stupid Cupid, Everybody's Somebody's Fool, and Lipstick on Your Collar. Her records became hits worldwide as she re-recorded versions of her original songs in Italian and Spanish among other languages. Her concerts around the country quickly sold out.

She will be remembered for not only her music but also the lady she was.