Dennis Gaviola

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<p>Connie Francis’ song “Pretty Little Baby” has recently been making waves in social media and topping music charts, more than six decades after it was first released, stirring up nostalgia while capturing the hearts of a new generation of listeners.</p><p>Released in 1962 by the then-23-year-old American pop singer and actress, the now-viral song originally flew under the radar when it debuted, overshadowed by her other chart-topping singles “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,” “My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own,” “Stupid Cupid,” and “Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You.”</p><p>However, it saw an unexpected resurgence on TikTok and even made its way to the charts.</p><p>According to a <a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/connie-francis-viral-hit-pretty-little-baby-1235976736/"><strong>Billboard report</strong></a>, “Pretty Little Baby” has now amassed nearly 15 million creations this year and has accumulated over 10 billion views across all sounds on TikTok, making it to sit atop the platform’s Viral 50 and Top 50 charts. The 1962 song also hit No. 67 in Spotify’s Global Top 100, gaining 14 million global streams.</p><p>Since going viral in April, millions of TikTok users have been vibing to its upbeat, catchy melody, while lip-synching along to the verse: “You can ask the flowers, I sit for hours/ Tellin’ all the bluebirds, the bill and coo birds/ Pretty little baby, I’m so in love with you.”    </p><p>Francis, now 87, was also surprised with the unexpected resurgence of her song, expressing her puzzlement as well to the modern music label “viral hit.”</p><p>“My thanks to TikTok and its members for the wonderful, and oh so unexpected, reception given to my 1961 recording &quot;Pretty Little Baby,&quot; she wrote on Facebook. </p><p>“The first I learned of it was when [my publicist] Ron called to advise me that I had &#x27;a viral hit.&#x27; Clearly out of touch with present day music statistics terminology, my initial response was to ask: ‘What&#x27;s that?’” she added.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FConnieFrancisOfficial%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02k3tiNBXpiiKhAhrZUkijJk5qtecA2Fd3zz5YY8xzXRGmqSxy1KosuD3Ls2EUXrB9l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="700" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Francis also admitted in an interview with People that she even had to listen again to her 63-year-old song just to recall it.</p><p>In a separate statement, Francis expressed her gratitude for the song’s newfound popularity.</p><p>“I am thrilled and overwhelmed at the success of ‘Pretty Little Baby&#x27;. I recorded that song 63 years ago and to know that an entire new generation now knows who I am, and my music is thrilling to me. Thank you so much everybody, thank you TikTok,” she said.</p><p>As the song’s catchy verse turned into a full-blown trend, Filipino celebrities did not miss the wave and have also jumped into the “Pretty Little Baby” craze, flashing their charm between its lyrics.</p><div><strong>Andrea Brillantes</strong></div><p>Adding her own elegance to the viral trend, Kapamilya actress Andrea Brillantes also effortlessly jived and lip-synced to the song while she was inside a car.</p><div><br/></div><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@blythe/video/7497892046020103442" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7497892046020103442" id="v53946739619029980" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><section><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@blythe?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="@blythe">@blythe</a><p>pretty little baby 💋</p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Pretty-Little-Baby-Stereo-Mix-7146370280443627521?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="♬ Pretty Little Baby - Stereo Mix - Connie Francis">♬ Pretty Little Baby - Stereo Mix - Connie Francis</a></section><iframe name="__tt_embed__v53946739619029980" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7497892046020103442?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-05-26T11%3A20%3A05.702664%3A9ff63d83-a07d-48e1-b1a5-d6b8ca15e500%26action%3Dedit" style="width:0px;height:0px;display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><strong>BINI Maloi</strong></div><p>Even the nation’s girl group did not miss the hit as BINI member Maloi Ricalde swayed to the tune of “Pretty Little Baby” with her orange hair and a pink flower filter, garnering a total of more than 620,000 likes and 3.4 million views on TikTok. </p><div><br/></div><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@bini_maloi/video/7504972658761633031" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7504972658761633031" id="v9875242506749194" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><section><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bini_maloi?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="@bini_maloi">@bini_maloi</a> hi po <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="fyp">#fyp</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bini?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="bini">#bini</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/biniph?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="biniph">#biniph</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7493886315444964142?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - ˚꩜ .ᐟ Emma 🎞️">♬ original sound - ˚꩜ .ᐟ Emma 🎞️</a></section><iframe name="__tt_embed__v9875242506749194" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7504972658761633031?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-05-26T11%3A20%3A05.702664%3A9ff63d83-a07d-48e1-b1a5-d6b8ca15e500%26action%3Dedit" style="width:0px;height:0px;display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><strong>Ashtine Olviga</strong></div><p>“Ang Mutya ng Section E” lead star Ashtine Olviga also turned into a pretty little baby, showing off her grace and charisma while vibing to the chorus of the now-viral 1963 song.</p><div><br/></div><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@vivaartistsagency/video/7504609961163394311" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7504609961163394311" id="v31576451823804010" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><section><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@vivaartistsagency?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="@vivaartistsagency">@vivaartistsagency</a> Pretty little baby 🥹😮‍💨❤️ @Ashtine Olviga <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/vaa?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="vaa">#VAA</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/ashtineolviga?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="ashtineolviga">#AshtineOlviga</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/ash?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="ash">#Ash</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/angmutyangsectione?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="angmutyangsectione">#AngMutyaNgSectionE</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/amnse?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="amnse">#AMNSE</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="fyp">#fyp</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryoupage?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="foryoupage">#foryoupage</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/bestoftiktokph?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="bestoftiktokph">#BestOfTikTokPH</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/risingontiktok?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="risingontiktok">#RisingOnTiktok</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7493886315444964142?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - ˚꩜ .ᐟ Emma 🎞️">♬ original sound - ˚꩜ .ᐟ Emma 🎞️</a></section><iframe name="__tt_embed__v31576451823804010" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7504609961163394311?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-05-26T11%3A20%3A05.702664%3A9ff63d83-a07d-48e1-b1a5-d6b8ca15e500%26action%3Dedit" style="width:0px;height:0px;display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><strong>MNL48 Cole</strong></div><p>Another girl group member, MNL48 Cole Somera, caught the wave as she shared to TikTok her video singing along to Francis&#x27; song.</p><div><br/></div><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@cole.mnl48official/video/7506839956824837383" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7506839956824837383" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><section><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@cole.mnl48official?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="@cole.mnl48official">@cole.mnl48official</a> you can ask the flowers 🌺🤭 <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mnl48?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="mnl48">#mnl48</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mnl48cole?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="mnl48cole">#mnl48cole</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/colequadlips?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="colequadlips">#colequadlips</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-White-7501949356090641169?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="♬ original sound  - White.">♬ original sound - White.</a></section></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><strong>Joli Alferez</strong></div><p>Former “Pinoy Big Brother” housemate Joli Alferez also joined the wave of Pinoy celebrities lip-syncing to the viral hit.</p><div><br/></div><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@joli_alferez/video/7500088610297761031" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7500088610297761031" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><section><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@joli_alferez?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="@joli_alferez">@joli_alferez</a><p>Oh lil babyy</p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Pretty-Little-Baby-Stereo-Mix-7146370280443627521?refer=embed" target="_blank" title="♬ Pretty Little Baby - Stereo Mix - Connie Francis">♬ Pretty Little Baby - Stereo Mix - Connie Francis</a></section></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>

<p>Connie Francis’ song 'Pretty Little Baby' has recently been making waves in social media and topping music charts, more than six decades after it was first released, stirring up nostalgia while capturing the hearts of a new generation of listeners.</p>

Connie Francis’ song 'Pretty Little Baby' has recently been making waves in social media and topping music charts, more than six decades after it was first released, stirring up nostalgia while capturing the hearts of a new generation of listeners.

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Connie Francis’ decades-old ‘Pretty Little Baby’ spawns TikTok trend

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Niñajane Ponpon

Published May 26, 2025 08:02 PM PHT

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