(1939-03-13) March 13, 1939 (age 85) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Genres
Pop
Brill Building
rock and roll
doo-wop
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
pianist
Instrument(s)
Vocals
piano
Years active
1957–present
Labels
RCA Victor, MGM Records, Polydor Records, Rocket, Elektra Records, Neil Sedaka Music, Razor & Tie Records
Website
neilsedaka.com
Musical artist
Neil Sedaka (/səˈdækə/; born March 13, 1939)[1] is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard "Howie" 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 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). He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983 and continues to perform, mounting mini-concerts on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic.
^"Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show (December 5, 1959) Neil Sedaka "Oh Carol"". NRRArchives. December 5, 1959. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
NeilSedaka (/səˈdækə/; born March 13, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions...
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