Inside 'Pretty Little Baby' Singer's Final Days Before Death at Age 87 originally appeared on Parade. "Pretty Little Baby" ...

Connie Francis' loved ones were "expecting" her death.

"She slipped away peacefully," Francis' close friend, Ron Roberts, tells PEOPLE following the singer's death at age 87 ...

Legendary singer Connie Francis’ close friend says she was “smiling” in her final days, knowing she left the world “as big a star” as ever.

Known for crooning songs such as “Stupid Cupid”, “Pretty Little Baby” and “Mama”, singer Connie Francis has passed away aged ...