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- Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
- Born: March 13, 1939
- Record Label: RCA Records
- 1962: Married Leba StrassburgBelfast Telegraph: Sedaka Reveals Songbook Secrets for Belfast Fans (April 15, 2009)
- Children: One son, Marc and one daughter, DaraBelfast Telegraph: Sedaka Reveals Songbook Secrets for Belfast Fans (April 15, 2009)
- Has three grandchildrenBelfast Telegraph: Sedaka Reveals Songbook Secrets for Belfast Fans (April 15, 2009)
- Celebrated his 70th birthday on a cruise with his familyBelfast Telegraph: Sedaka Reveals Songbook Secrets for Belfast Fans (April 15, 2009)
- Described "Solitaire" as "a song about a lonely man playing cards all by himself and dreaming and keeping going day after day with his game and his thoughts about a lost love"Belfast Telegraph: Sedaka Reveals Songbook Secrets for Belfast Fans (April 15, 2009)
- His 1970s hit, "Solitaire", has been recorded by several artists including, Andy Williams, The Carpenters, Johnny Mathis and Elvis PresleyBelfast Telegraph: Sedaka Reveals Songbook Secrets for Belfast Fans (April 15, 2009)
- Has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
- 1962: Number 1 hit "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" is a staple on oldies radio stations
- but his career goes well beyond that song, to his 1965 hit "Sunny" and a comeback in the early 1970s.
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Neil Sedaka is a pop singer-songwriter and composer.
In April 2009, Sedaka revealed that the inspiration behind his biggest hit, "Solitaire", was Roberta Flack's performance of her soulful ballad The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.Belfast Telegraph: Sedaka Reveals Songbook Secrets for Belfast Fans (April 15, 2009)
Collaborations
- Neil Sedaka collaborated with musician Carole King to compose music for other popular artists throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Some of the songs Sedaka co-wrote was Connie Francis' 1961 hit "Where the Boys Are," Jimmy Clanton's "Venus in Blue Jeans" and Captain & Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together."
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Neil Sedaka Questions
Will Neil Patrick Harris play The Flash? 1 AnswerIt may be so! Ryan Reynolds was originally cast in the role, but may not be able to do the film because of his role on Wolverine Movie. Weird, I just can't pic... read more
Are Neil Diamond and Fred Durst really making an album together? 4 AnswersApparently the idea sprung from a Twitter conversation between the two men. As far as if it will come true, no word has been released. Here is their conversatio... read more
Has Neil Diamond been to Rachel Farleys home Australia in last week? Maybe even for a 2nd wedding? Just a psychic notion! 1 AnswerWell there is nothing in the news about a 2nd wedding. http://www.flickr.com/photos/33749589@N07/3405490113/ But yes, it's true they've been married since 1996... read more
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X Factor, then Celebrity or me on the radio. Who wins :( maybe i should play some older music like neil Sedaka, ask ur parents kids.
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@WayneMar1970 Oh one who sounds like Neil Sedaka on my limit exsposure to X Factor I'd say he's going to win it
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RT @Angry0ldMan: 12 YEARS OF SCHOOL AND THE BEST THEY CAN MANAGE IS `WOO! SCHOOLIES!' AT 4AM. LET'S SEE HOW THEY LIKE NEIL SEDAKA.
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RT @Angry0ldMan: 12 YEARS OF SCHOOL AND THE BEST THEY CAN MANAGE IS `WOO! SCHOOLIES!' AT 4AM. LET'S SEE HOW THEY LIKE NEIL SEDAKA.
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12 YEARS OF SCHOOL AND THE BEST THEY CAN MANAGE IS `WOO! SCHOOLIES!' AT 4AM. WE'RE DOOMED. LET'S SEE HOW THEY LIKE NEIL SEDAKA. WAKEY WAKEY
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