ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Legendary singer Connie Francis and Mental Health America today joined in launching a new national campaign on the importance of stress and trauma in the development of mental health problems and the need to appropriately treat them in order for people to get better. Called S.T.A.R.

COACHELLA, Calif., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- "America's Sweetheart of Song" Connie Francis' voice is so distinct that with just one appearance on "American Bandstand," she became an overnight sensation.

Famed 1960s pop singer Connie Francis was hospitalized for high blood pressure this week and had to cancel a performance with singer Neil Sedaka in New York.