Connie Francis, the honey-voiced singer and actor from New Jersey who rose to pop stardom in the ’50s and ’60s, has died. She was 87. Ron Roberts, head of Francis’ record label, Concetta Records, shared the news on Facebook.

Connie Francis has died. The first female singer to chart a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, she sold over 40 million records before the age of 25.