Connie Francis, who is known for musical hits such as “Pretty Little Baby” has passed away. She was 87.
Ron Roberts, the president of Francis’ record label Concetta Records, shared the news on the artist’s official Facebook page on Thursday.
“It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that I inform you of the passing of my dear friend Connie Francis last night.”
Earlier this month, Francis revealed she had been hospitalized for “extreme pain.”
“I am back in hospital where I have been undergoing tests and checks to determine the cause(s) of the extreme pain I have been experiencing,” she wrote on Facebook. “I am pleased to advise that following a series of tests and examinations in Intensive Care, I have now been transferred to a private room.”
“We were expecting it, unfortunately … they couldn’t locate where the pain was exactly,” Roberts, who said Francis was experiencing trouble with her hip, told People of her death.
“It’s been two months of the most extreme high then the most extreme low,” he said. Roberts told the outlet that Francis began to “deteriorate” after leaving the hospital earlier this month and was “unconscious” for at least two days before she died.
“She slipped away peacefully,” he said.
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