Connie Francis says she wants to be remembered “for the depths I have come”

Though time and tragedy are seen on her face, former teen popstar Connie Francis is still as glamorous at 85 as she was in 1958 when her glossy lips belted out the hit song, “Who’s Sorry Now.”

Francis, born in Newark, New Jersey, was known to never appear in public without false eyelashes or stiletto heels, which added a couple of inches to her tiny frame of 1.56 m.

At her 85th birthday celebration, in what she calls “the largest gathering of lifelong friends and those closest to me,” Francis was dressed to impress…

Launched into superstardom after the release of her “Who’s Sorry Now,” Francis enjoyed more successes through the 1960’s with “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,” “Lipstick on Your Collar” and “Heartaches by the Number.”

Despite the luxuries of fame, she was still saddled by heartbreak.

Falling in love with teen idol Bobby Darin, who years later would become the top male performer of the 1960’s, was serendipitous for Francis, the top-selling female artist of the same decade. He wrote some of her music, the two performed together and grew a love so deep that many years later, she still said, “Bobby was my first and last love.”

In an interview with FOX News, Francis reflects on her sweeping love story with Darin and the instant spark that triggered his flight instinct.

“Bobby came to my office one day in 1956 to show me a song,” she said. “He was writing jingles for a furniture store in New Jersey. He played me this song and I made a couple of changes to it. Let’s just say he wasn’t happy. He said, ‘Me and this lady don’t dance to the same tune. I’m outta here.’ So he took his song and started to leave! But he came back with the changes I made. But it was an instant dislike that turned into love.”

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