Connie Francis

The pop singer was born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero in Newark, New Jersey. By age four, she was performing around the neighborhood as a singer and accordion player.

She was a fledgling artist at MGM Records and released nine failed albums and a string of disappointing singles before she landed her first hit with a 1957 duet with Marvin Rainwater: "Majesty of Love."

She became a teen sensation after father convinced her to record the 1923 Tin Pan Alley number "Who's Sorry Now," which Dick Clark introduced to millions of eager teenagers on American Bandstand.