| Code | DS/UK/2582 |
| Name | Sedaka; Neil (13 March 1939); American pop-rock singer, pianist, composer |
| Dates | 13 March 1939 |
| Gender | Male |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Brooklyn, New York, United States (born) |
| Relationships | Son of Mac Sedaka (taxi driver and a Sephardi Jew of Lebanese/Turkish descent) and Eleanor Appel (Ashkenazi Jew of Polish/Russian descent). Sedaka's grandparents came to the United States from Istanbul (then Constantinople) in 1910.
Cousin of Eydie Gormé (singer) |
| Biography | Neil Sedaka is an American pop singer, pianist, composer and record producer. Since his music career began in 1957 as a short-lived founding member of the Tokens, he has sold millions of records as an artist and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and others, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard Greenfield and Phil Cody. |