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Born March 13, 1939 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Neil Sedaka (March 13, 1939 — February 27, 2026) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Beginning his music career in 1957, he sold millions of records worldwide and wrote or co-wrote over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard Greenfield and Phil Cody. After a short-lived tenure as a founding member of the doo-wop group the Tokens, Sedaka achieved a string of hit singles over the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Oh! Carol" (1959), "Calendar Girl" (1960), "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" (1961), and "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (1962). His popularity declined by the mid-1960s, but revived in the mid-1970s, solidified by the 1975 US Billboard Hot 100 number ones "Laughter in the Rain" and "Bad Blood". Sedaka maintained a successful career as a songwriter, penning hits for other artists, including "Stupid Cupid" (Connie Francis), "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" (Tony Christie), and "Love Will Keep Us Together" (Captain & Tennille). As a performer, he had ten No. 1 hits and four as a songwriter. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983 and continued to perform, mounting mini-concerts on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sedaka was hospitalized in Los Angeles after experiencing an undisclosed medical emergency and later died on February 27, 2026, aged 86.

ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold
2023

Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
2022

ABBA: In Their Own Words
2020

ABBA Forever: A Celebration
2019

Neil Sedaka - Legends in Concert
2015

Neil Sedaka: King of Song
2014

Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On
2006
Food Rocks
1994

Neil Sedaka: Live in Concert at the Jubilee Hall
1981

Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
1976

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
1974

Playgirl Killer
1967

Instant Love
1964

Festival in Rhythm
1960