Neil Sedaka

Known for ActingBorn 1939-03-13Died 2026-02-27Brooklyn, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

ABBA Forever: A Celebration

ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold

Neil Sedaka Says: All You Need Is the Music

Musikladen

The Carol Burnett Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The King of Queens

The Sonny and Cher Show

Donny & Marie

Saturday Night Live

Instant Love

Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On

Surprise, Surprise

The Tony Danza Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Dick Clark Show

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

The Merv Griffin Show

This Is Pop

Shindig!

The Mike Douglas Show

Na sowas!

Playgirl Killer

American Idol

Legends

Sting of Death

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Heaven and Earth Show

The View

Good Morning Britain

Pebble Mill

Ein Kessel Buntes

Tony Orlando and Dawn

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees

ABBA: In Their Own Words

Neil Sedaka - Legends in Concert

Neil Sedaka: King of Song

Neil Sedaka: That's When the Music Takes Me

The Garden Party

The Music Biz

Food Rocks

Neil Sedaka: Live in Concert at the Jubilee Hall

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special

In Concert: Neil Sedaka

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974

Look - Mike Yarwood!