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Connie Francis: Among My Souvenirs
Connie Francis, born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero, narrates her dramatic life story as the sheltered Italian-American girl from Newark High School, who defied her Mafioso father, shed her old-school accordion, and became the most popular female vocalist of the 1950s and ‘60s. Outspoken, funny, and elegantly beautiful, America’s “Sweetheart of Song” recalls her triumphs and personal sorrows in a nostalgic cavalcade of Top 40 hits.
Connie became a mainstay of television variety shows--Ed Sullivan, Perry Como, Jimmie Rodgers, Pat Boone, Dean Martin, and Andy Williams. As a teen sensation at the dawn of rock and roll, she dated Frankie Avalon, created hit records with Neil Sedaka, and fell deeply and dangerously in love with Bobby Darin.
Connie Francis, born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero, narrates her dramatic life story as the sheltered Italian-American girl from Newark High School, who defied her Mafioso father, shed her old-school accordion, and became the most popular female vocalist of the 1950s and ‘60s. Outspoken, funny, and elegantly beautiful, America’s “Sweetheart of Song” recalls her triumphs and personal sorrows in a nostalgic cavalcade of Top 40 hits.
Connie became a mainstay of television variety shows--Ed Sullivan, Perry Como, Jimmie Rodgers, Pat Boone, Dean Martin, and Andy Williams. As a teen sensation at the dawn of rock and roll, she dated Frankie Avalon, created hit records with Neil Sedaka, and fell deeply and dangerously in love with Bobby Darin.
Connie’s big voice and demure charm took her to Hollywood in the early 1960s. And with a unique gift for foreign languages, she created an impressive roster of hit singles in Germany, France, Italy, and the Spanish-speaking world, and became the first non-European honored as the continent’s “Most Popular Musical Artist.”
The musical tribute will be structured around on-camera interviews and dramatic readings by Ms. Francis from her autobiography, filmed in a glamorous recording studio where she’ll share fascinating, often funny, backstories for each of her song hits.
Music Clips:
The musical tribute will be structured around on-camera interviews and dramatic readings by Ms. Francis from her autobiography, filmed in a glamorous recording studio where she’ll share fascinating, often funny, backstories for each of her song hits.
Music Clips:
- Who's Sorry Now
- Stupid Cupid
- Lipstick On Your Collar
- Where the Boys Are
- If I Didn't Care
- Never On A Sunday
- Mama
- My Happiness
- Hava Nagila