Francine Valli is the daughter of iconic singer Frankie Valli. Francine Valli is an American singer, known as the frontman of the Four Seasons beginning in 1960. He is known for his unusually powerful lead falsetto voice. Alongside Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi, and Bob Gaudio, Frankie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. He gained traction for his hits including ‘Sherry’, ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’, ‘Walk Like a Man’, ‘December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)’, ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’, ‘My Eyes Adored You’ and ‘Grease’.

Francine Valli: Bio Summary

How old was Frankie Valli’s daughter Francine?

Francine Valli was born in 1960 in the United States of America per Briefly. Francine was 20 years old at the time of her death. She was the daughter of  Frankie Valli and his first wife Mary Mandel. Francine had Five siblings- One biological sibling Antonia Valli, three half-siblings from his father’s other marriages- Emilio Valli, Brando Valli, and Francesco Valli– and an elder half-sister- Celia Valli (dead 6 months before Francine )- from her mother’s previous relationship before she met her father. Francine attended Bloomfield High School.

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Francine Valli inherited her father’s musical talents

Frankie Valli’s daughter, Francine Valli was known to have inherited her father’s musical talents and great voice. Francine had recorded songs and was set to embark on a music career of her own with the help of her father. She had also been scheduled to go on tour with her father.

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Her sister Antonia later explained to PEOPLE in a 2008 interview, “We were still grieving Celia’s death, [but] Francine was in a good place, gearing up to start singing with my dad.” Francine’s death is dramatized in Jersey Boys during a scene where Frankie gets a call about his daughter.

“The first time I saw that, it was incredibly difficult, and for many times after that,” Frankie told PEOPLE. “That lives with you forever. She died a long time ago, but I often imagine what it would be like if she were alive. She had a wonderful voice.”

Jersey Boys writer Elice was at the theater the first time Frankie saw the show and told the Chicago Tribune, “What most affected me was watching a man watching the death of his own child on stage. I saw him cry. When the show was over, they were wiped out. It took hours and several drinks before they came down from their emotion.“

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What was the cause of Francine Valli’s death?

The cause of Francine Valli’s death has been the subject of numerous rumors. Although some rumors had it that she killed herself, this is inaccurate. According to the accounts, Francine died of an accidental drug overdose on August 16, 1980. Sources conclude that she died due to difficulties brought on by drinking alcohol and taking a sedative-hypnotic substance called Quaaludes.

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Six months before Francine’s death, her elder half-sister Celia Valli also tragically passed away from an accident. Rick Elice, Jersey Boys writer told Vegas Seven in an interview that he didn’t include Celia’s death in the musical because “if you put that in the show, no one would believe it. It would be too horrible and seem like it was fiction.” Frankie told Billboard in a 2013 interview that losing a child was “not something you ever, ever get over. It’s just not supposed to be that way.” Francine Valli’s mother Mary Mandel also died on May 10, 2007.

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