A '60s music star has died. Her hit went viral on social media.

Music star Connie Francis has died at the age of 87. The singer was hospitalized earlier due to severe pain. Her friend, Ron Roberts, confirmed the news of her death. The singer was the first woman in history to have a song reach number one on the Billboard charts. The star recently revived her legacy with her song "Pretty Little Baby," which went viral on TikTok.

"It is with a heavy heart and immense sadness that I would like to inform you of the death of my dear friend Connie Francis , who passed away last evening. I know Connie would have agreed that her fans would be the first to hear this sad news. More details later," Ron Roberts, president of Concetta Records, wrote on Facebook.

Since the beginning of July, Connie Francis has been updating fans on her Facebook account about her health. On July 2nd, she was admitted to the intensive care unit due to severe pain. After a series of tests and examinations, her health improved, as she wrote two days later in an Independence Day message. This was the artist's last post.

Connie Francis resurfaced this spring. Sixty-three years after she recorded "Pretty Little Baby," the song hit the charts thanks to a TikTok trend.

"I'm thrilled and touched by the success of 'Pretty Little Baby.' I recorded this song 63 years ago, and knowing that a new generation knows me and my music is a huge thrill. Thank you all, thank you TikTok," she commented on the song's popularity, which has been used by artists such as Kim Kardashian and Julia Żugaj.

Born in 1937, Connie Francis participated in talent shows from the age of four, singing and playing the accordion. Her heyday came in the 1950s and 1960s . In 1960, her single "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" reached number one on the Billboard charts , making her the first woman to have a single achieve such success. She was later the first woman to have three singles top the charts. In total, she has sold over 200 million records worldwide.