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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1962
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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)
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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)
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Has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
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1962
Number 1 hit "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" is a staple on oldies radio stations
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but his career goes well beyond that song, to his 1965 hit "Sunny" and a comeback in the early 1970s.
