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NPR News Now
NPR News: 06-01-2025 6PM EDT
The song was not even a hit back in 1961, but its fan club now includes the likes of Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner. Those celebrities are among the more than 600,000 people who've posted TikToks featuring the song. Connie Francis told People magazine she did not even remember recording it.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 06-01-2025 6PM EDT
The 87-year-old singer just set up her own TikTok account to ride the wave of her social media renaissance. It's just one more career milestone for Francis, the first woman to top the Billboard Hot 100 and who sold more than 40 million records before she turned 25. Netta Ulibi, NPR News.