'Pretty Little Baby' singer Connie Francis joins TikTok thanks to viral success
Legendary singer Connie Francis, who sings "Pretty Little Baby," has joined TikTok following the song's viral success.
Since being featured on TikTok, the 1962 song has been used in more than 17 million videos, totaling more than 27 billion views globally on the app.
To celebrate, Francis, 87, joined TikTok and shared a video over the weekend, in which she thanked her fans.
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"I'm flabbergasted and excited about the huge buzz my 1962 recording of 'Pretty Little Baby' is making all over the world," she said. "To think that a song I recorded 63 years ago is captivating new generations of audiences is truly overwhelming for me."
"Thank you, TikTok," she added.
In the caption of the post, she wrote, "My thanks to you all for the huge reception you have given to 'Pretty Little Baby'. I am delighted to join the TikTok Community and share this moment with you."
"Pretty Little Baby" was released on Francis' 1962 album, "Connie Francis Sings 'Second Hand Love' & Other Hits," which peaked at No. 111 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.
In May this year, "Pretty Little Baby" broke into Spotify's Global and U.S. charts for the first time.
Tracy Gardner, TikTok's global head of music business development, said in a statement shared in a press release that the recent viral success of "Pretty Little Baby" is an "example of the power of music discovery on TikTok."
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"Thanks to the TikTok community, this little-known track from the 1960s has been given a new lease of life, and has introduced Connie Francis and her incredible legacy to a whole new audience, both on and off the platform," Gardner added.
Since its newfound fame, the song has been remixed by German dance duo Lizot. The song is also available digitally for the first time in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish. It was previously available in Japanese.
Francis was also presented with a plaque by Bruce Resnikoff, president and CEO at Universal Music Enterprises, the global catalog division of Universal Music Group, recognizing her and celebrating her music moment.
The song, which includes the infectious lyrics, "You can ask the flowers / I sit for hours / Telling all the bluebirds / The bill and coo birds / Pretty little baby, I'm so in love with you," has been used by creators on TikTok including, Kim Kardashian and North West, Kylie Jenner, Ariana Greenblatt and more.
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