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Katseye Is TikTok’s Top Artist Of 2025, 63-Year-Old ‘Pretty Little Baby’ Is No. 1 Song
KATSEYE led TikTok's 2025 music charts with 30 billion views, while Connie Francis’s 1962 song “Pretty Little Baby” amassed 68.6 billion views across 28.4 million videos.
- On Dec 09, 2025 TikTok's Year in Music recap named KATSEYE Global Artist of the Year, and 'Pretty Little Baby' was named top song after over 28.4 million uses.
- Katseye's viral Gap jeans ad this year sparked a dance trend, and the girl group formed two years ago with members from the United States, South Korea, the Philippines and Switzerland.
- KATSEYE captured over 30 billion views on TikTok this year, driving industry impact with two Billboard Hot 100 singles and two Grammy nominations, TikTok said.
- TikTok also handed titles this year to Taylor Swift as global most-saved artist, EJAE as songwriter of the year, and Doechii's 'Anxiety' as music trend of the year.
- Despite competition from YouTube and Meta, TikTok remains influential as Connie Francis, late U.S. singer, joined in June and died July 17 amid her song's resurgence.
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Connie Francis’ ‘Pretty Little Baby’ is TikTok’s top global song of the year
American pop singer Connie Francis, circa 1960. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) Connie Francis’ “Pretty Little Baby” was all over TikTok in 2025, and that earned her the #1 spot on two of TikTok’s year-end charts. The track, an obscure song from 1962, was named TikTok’s top global song of the year, as well as the top song in the U.S. The song was used over 28.4 million times in TikTok videos, translating to over 68.6 billion views. The po…
The late singer Connie Francis's song 'Pretty Little Baby' unexpectedly surpassed numerous modern hits to claim the title of 'Global Song of the Year' on TikTok.
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