"Pretty Little Baby" Singer Connie Francis Hospitalized
Connie Francis is on the mend.
The 'Pretty Little Baby' singer, whose 1962 track has recently gone viral on TikTok, is currently recovering in the hospital following intense pain.
'I am pleased to advise that following a series of tests and examinations in Intensive Care [Unit], I have now been transferred to a private room,' Connie, 87, shared on Facebook July 2. 'Thank you all for your kind thoughts, words and prayers. They mean so much!'
The singer's latest update comes hours after she announced her withdrawal from Bruce 'Cousin Brucie' Marrow's two-hour 4th of July special on 77 WABC station due to her health.
'I am back in the hospital where I have been undergoing tests and checks to determine the cause(s) of the extreme pain I have been experiencing,' she wrote in a separate post. 'I had hoped to take part in Brucie's show for Independence Day, having had to cancel a previous slot a few weeks ago when receiving treatment on my hip.'
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Despite the disappointing news, she expressed her gratitude for the 'many get well soon messages' she had received. Following Connie's hip surgery, which was due to a fracture on the right side of her pelvis, she had been reliant on her wheelchair for longer than she had expected.
Despite retiring from the music industry in 2018, Connie's song—which she recorded at age 24—had entered Billboard's Global 20 and Spotify's Daily Top Songs USA in May over six decades after she first sang it. And it even caught the attention of stars like Kylie Jenner, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift, who were among those who joined in on the lip-sync trend.
'I am flabbergasted and excited about the huge buzz my 1962 recording of 'Pretty Little Baby' is making all over the world,' she said in a June 6 TikTok video. 'To think that a song I recorded 63 years ago is captivating new generations of audiences is truly overwhelming for me.'
Although she is grateful for the love, Connie—who became the first woman to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 'Everybody's Somebody's Fool' in 1960—admitted that she hadn't even thought about those flowers or bluebirds in years.
'To tell you the truth, I didn't even remember the song! I had to listen to it to remember,' she explained to People in May. 'To see that they're paying homage to me is just breathtaking.'
As Connie continues to heal, read on for more celebs who've recounted recent health scares.
Brian Austin GreenAdam DevineJason Tartick's Back InjuryCasey Fitzgerald's Neck Injury From Hockey Skate BladeMatt Kirschenheiter's Heart AttackTracy Morgan's Medical EmergencyChristy Carlson Romano's Eye InjuryAmy Schumer's Cushing SyndromeHailey Bieber's Blood ClotJustin Bieber's Ramsay Hunt SyndromeJamie Foxx's Brain Bleed & StrokeEmilia Clarke's Brain AneurysmCori Broadus's StrokeShailene Woodley's Health Battle
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