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Neil Sedaka

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Neil Sedaka · Arts & Literature

What

Pop singer-songwriter of hits such as Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

When

1939, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Where

United States

Biography

Neil Sedaka is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Pop singer-songwriter of hits such as Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

How & why

Neil Sedaka is a singer, pianist and songwriter who, with lyricist Howard Greenfield, wrote a string of pop classics such as 'Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,' 'Calendar Girl' and 'Oh! Carol,' and enjoyed a major comeback in the 1970s. He is one of the most successful songwriters of the rock era. He is Jewish, of Sephardic and Ashkenazi descent.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

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Pop singer-songwriter of hits such as Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

1939

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music