"Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Neil Sedaka. A true rock and roll legend, an inspiration to millions, but most importantly, at least to those of us who were lucky enough to know him, an incredible human being who will be deeply missed."
"Sedaka wrote dozens of No. 1 hits for the Billboard charts, many of which he sang and performed himself, from the cheeky 'Oh! Carol,' about his ex-girlfriend Carole King, to the hook-forward favorite 'Calendar Girl.' His biggest single, 'Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,' earned him a nomination for Song of the Year at the 1976 Grammy Awards."
"After dropping his debut full-length, Rock with Sedaka, in 1959, Sedaka went on to release four original studio albums and scored back-to-back hits on the radio. He kept his head further down in the following decade, putting out nine records in the 1970s and reinventing his sound with singles like 'Laughter in the Rain,' 'The Immigrant,' 'Bad Blood,' and 'Breaking Up Is Hard to Do.'"
Neil Sedaka, a prolific pop singer-songwriter, passed away at 86. He penned dozens of No. 1 Billboard hits during the 1960s and early 1970s, including 'Oh! Carol,' 'Calendar Girl,' and 'Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,' which earned a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year in 1976. Known for his charming stage presence and goodhearted demeanor at the piano, Sedaka achieved significant commercial success early in his career, earning $25 million by 1963—roughly half his lifetime sales. Following his 1959 debut album, he released multiple studio albums and reinvented his sound throughout the 1970s with hits like 'Laughter in the Rain' and 'Bad Blood.' When British Invasion bands dominated the music world, Sedaka transitioned to offering his songwriting talents to other artists.
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