Neil Sedaka

Neil Sedaka (March 13, 1939 – February 27, 2026) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He began his music career in 1957 and sold millions of records worldwide, writing or co-writing over 500 songs for himself and other artists, often collaborating with lyricists Howard Greenfield and Phil Cody.

Sedaka was briefly a founding member of the doo-wop group the Tokens before achieving a series of hit singles in 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, highlighted by the 1975 US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Laughter in the Rain" and "Bad Blood".

He also had a successful career as a songwriter for other artists, writing hits such as "Stupid Cupid" for Connie Francis, "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" for Tony Christie, and "Love Will Keep Us Together" for Captain & Tennille. Sedaka was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983 and continued to perform into the 21st century, including mini-concerts on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic, until his death in 2026.

Studio albums
Rock with Sedaka (1959)
Circulate (1961)
Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits (1961)
3 Great Guys (1963)
Workin' on a Groovy Thing (1969)
Emergence (1971)
Solitaire (1972)
The Tra-La Days Are Over (1973)
Laughter In The Rain (1974)
Sedaka's Back (1974)
Overnight Success (1975)
Steppin' Out (1976)
A Song (1977)
All You Need Is the Music (1978)
In the Pocket (1980)
Neil Sedaka: Now (1981)
Come See About Me (1983)
The Good Times (1986)
Tuneweaver (1991)
Classically Sedaka (1995)
Tales of Love (and Other Passions) (1998)
Brighton Beach Memories: Neil Sedaka Sings Yiddish (2003)
The Miracle of Christmas (2005)
Waking Up Is Hard to Do (2009)
The Music of My Life (2010)
I Do It for Applause (2016)