Connie Francis was a giant of 1950s and ’60s sugary-sweet pop, notching more than a dozen hits. In the months leading up to ...

Connie Francis died at 87 after witnessing her 1962 song "Pretty Little Baby" become a viral TikTok sensation with over 1 million uses among younger generations.

"She died knowing her song became famous again," a commenter wrote on Connie Francis' TikTok page after her death this week.

"She died knowing her song became famous again," a commenter wrote on Connie Francis' TikTok page after her death this week.

The TikTok popularity of “Pretty Little Baby” prompted her label Republic/UMe Records to reissue versions Francis had sung in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish in 1962.

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 ...