Neil Sedaka is a multi-instrumentalist and composer from the United States who gained fame for his songs “Oh Carol”, “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” and “Laughter in the Rain”. Throughout his career, he has produced and written more than 500 songs.
Quick Facts
| celebrated name: | Neil Sedaka |
| Real name/Full name: | Neil Sedaka |
| Sex: | Male |
| Age: | 83 years old |
| Date of birth: | March 13, 1939 |
| Birthplace: | Brooklyn, New York |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.65 m |
| Weight: | 72 kg |
| Sexual orientation: | Straight ahead |
| Marital status: | Married |
| Wife/husband (name): | Leba Straberg |
| Children/Children (son and daughter): | Yes (Dara Sedaka, Marc Sedaka) |
| Dating/girlfriend (name): | N/A |
| Is Neil Sedaka Gay?: | no |
| Profession: | Singer, Pianist, Composer |
| Salary: | N/A |
| Net worth in 2022: | $120 million |
Neil Sedaka Biography
Neil Sedaka was born in the city of Brooklyn, New York in 1939. He spent his childhood in Brighton Beach. He attended Abraham Lincoln High School and showed an interest in music as early as second grade. He was also admitted to the Juilliard School of Music for Children, where he studied classical piano.
Neil Sedaka Age, Height, Weight
Neil Sedaka was born on March 13, 1939 and is 83 years old as of 2022. His height is 1.65 meters and his weight is 72 kilograms.
Career
Neil Sedaka and his classmates formed the Linc-Tones, a vocal group, shortly after graduating from high school. They started out as a local band and had minor hits. However, he left the group in 1957 to pursue a career as a solo artist. Despite the fact that his early records didn’t do well, they were graceful enough to land him his first record deal with RCA Victor.
His RCA Records singles In the late 1950s and late 1960s, Victor reached the top of every chart in the world. Among his many hits are ‘Stairway to Heaven’, ‘You Mean Everything To Me’, ‘Calendar Girl’, ‘King of Clowns’, ‘Breaking Up Is Hard To Do’ and ‘Little Devil’.
He did not limit his musical repertoire to English; he also produced and released records in Italian, Yiddish, Spanish and German.
Sedaka’s career began to wane in the late 1960s, after the start of “Beatlemania” in the United States. RCA Victor also terminated his contract, leaving him with no label to represent. He took it all to heart and set out to redeem himself. He performed on live shows and also wrote and composed for other artists. He was successful in this process and his song “Star Crossed Lovers” made a remarkable comeback on the charts after four years. He signed with the Rocket Record Company Limited in 1973 and rose to prominence in the years that followed.
Neil Sedaka Achievements and Awards
Neil Sedaka has earned more fame and recognition than anyone in his six-decade career. He has a plethora of awards and accolades. For his outstanding contribution to the music industry, he received The Ivors’ Special International Awards and the Variety Club’s Silver Heart Award. He was also awarded the Guinness World Record for his song ‘Amarillo’, the biggest-selling single of the twenty-first century.
In addition, Sedaka received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 1975. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. There is also a street in Brooklyn named after him.
Neil Sedaka’s Net Worth in 2022
This American singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist is valued at $120 million as of September 2022. He has earned this amount during his distinguished career as a live concert artist, record producer, composer and lyricist for numerous hit musicals. Collaborations with legendary pop, rock and jazz artists such as Bobby Darin, Tony Martin, Johnny Mathis, Clyde McPhatter, Jane Olivor, Cliff Richard, Andy Williams, Bernadette Peters, Susannah McCorkle, Jim Nabors, Jan & Dean and Wanda Jackson, to to name a few.
To call Neil Sedaka a musical icon is an understatement. His career as an outstanding singer and recording artist spans more than six decades in the music industry. Despite a few years of failure and unfulfillment, he worked hard to rekindle the momentum of his career, giving his all and setting an example for the rest of the world.
Neil Sedaka Wife, Marriage
Sedaka’s father, Mac Sedaka, was of Lebanese descent, and his mother, Eleanor Appel, was of Polish-Russian descent. He has a younger sister.
He has been married to Leba Strassberg for over 57 years. The couple have two children: a daughter, Dara Sedaka, who is a singer and recording artist, and a son, Marc Sedaka, who is a screenwriter. Marc is married and the father of three children, Amanda, Charlotte and Michael.
