Connie Francis, 'Pretty Little Baby' Singer's Love With Bobby Darin: Writing Letters, Dad Hating

Pretty Little Baby singer, Connie Franis, who was known for this viral song, took her last breath at the age of 87 on July 17, 2025. Well, the exact reason of Connie's demise has not yet been declared, but she was reportedly also recovering from a hip treatment. For Connie, success was on one hand, but her love story with Bobby Darin had a tragic end. Both of them were sweethearts and had started their careers back in the recording industry.

For Coonie, her heart always resided in Bobby, who was one of the top performers back in the 1960s. He was 37 when he passed away in 1973 due to a heart issue that had damaged most of his life. Although the relationship between Connie and Bobby did not last, she always pined for him until the day he passed away and beyond. Now, Connie has also left for the heavenly abode. She was known as the top female vocalist of the '60s and often shared how Darin was the biggest love of her life. Here's a look into their short-lived love story.

For Connie Francis, it was not love at first sight for Bobby Darin

It was in 1965, as per a report by Fox News, that Bobby met Connie, who was back then a young songwriter. For Francis, it was never love at first sight seeing Bobby, who at that time was a rising singer as well as a songwriter. Connie, in an interview with the publication, shared that Bobby was hell bound making it big before the age of 25. He was the smartest man she had ever met and shared:

"He could talk about anything — poetry, philosophy, politics, history. Bobby came to my office one day in 1956 to show me a song. 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.”

When Connie Francis shared that her dad had a dislike for Bobby Darin

Bobby once created four recordings and had sold more than a million copies. He had also won two Grammy awards and had also received an Oscar nomination for his role in the 1963 movie, Captain Newman, which also had Gregory Peck. The growing romance between Connie and Francis was not acceptable by her dad, who dominated her career. He reportedly drove Bobby out of Connie's rehearsal at gunpoint and both of them used to secretly maintain their relationship via letters. Connie once shared with the publication:

"My father had such a dislike for him. He even tried to shoot him. He came with a gun in his pocket. And Bobby had a bad heart. He had rheumatic fever as a child, which is why he died at the age of 37. I was really afraid of my father retaliating against Bobby. So I stayed from Bobby as far away as I could. So during that period of time, we kept in touch through letters.”

Bobby Darin and Connie Francis wrote letters to keep their love

According to a Daily Mail report, Francis used to pen secret letters to Bobby in 1956. She did the same for four months and revealed that him being sweet in the letters. Connie shared that there was a different side of Bobby in the letters that not many know about, and shared of writing to him. In her words:

"I wrote him a series of letters when he was on the road and when I was on the road. He wrote me a series of letters as well. In one letter, he wrote that he spent enough time away from me that he knew his feelings were genuine."

What are your views on Connie Francis and Bobby Darin's short-lived relationship?

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