Neil Sedaka
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Neil Sedaka was an American singer, pianist, and composer who worked in pop music, estrada, rock and roll, and doo-wop. Born in Brooklyn in 1939, he was educated at the Juilliard School. His career began in 1957 and concluded in 2026. Sedaka performed as a tenor and wrote in English. He recorded for RCA Records, Polydor, The Rocket Record Company, and Elektra.
He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Broadcast Music, Inc. served as his copyright representative. Sedaka died in Los Angeles on February 27, 2026.
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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…
Known for
- ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold — Himself - singer-songwriter2023
- Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees — Self (archive footage)2022
- This Is Pop — Self2021
- ABBA: In Their Own Words — Self2020
- ABBA Forever: A Celebration — Self2019
- Neil Sedaka - Legends in Concert — Self2015
- Neil Sedaka: King of Song — Self2014
- Good Morning Britain — Self2014
- Neil Sedaka: That's When the Music Takes Me2010
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show — Self2007
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1939
- Active to
- 2026
Discography
Member of
- The Tokensuntil 1958
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1939-03-13 ) March 13, 1939, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- February 27, 2026 (2026-02-27) (aged 86), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Genres
- Pop Brill Building rock and roll doo-wop soft rock
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter pianist
- Instruments
- Vocals piano
- Years active
- 1957–2026
- Labels
- RCA Victor MGM Polydor Rocket Elektra Neil Sedaka Music Razor & Tie
- Formerly of
- The Tokens
- Website
- neilsedaka .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Neil
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rock and roll
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- neilsedaka.com
- Image
- Neil Sedaka - Royal Albert Hall - Monday 18th September 2017 SedakaRAH180917-6 (37417279312) (cropped).jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- Neil Sedaka
- date of birth
- 1939-03-13
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- Category:Neil Sedaka
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Neil Sedaka
- date of death
- 2026-02-27
- end of work period
- 2026-00-00
- described at URL
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- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Song of the Year
- member of
- The Tokens
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Encyclopedic overview
Neil Sedaka (/səˈdækə/; 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 was revived in the mid-1970s, solidified by the 1975 U.S. 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). He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983 and continued to perform, including in a series of mini-concerts on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic, until his death.
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