Neil Sedaka, singer of Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, dies at 86

A skilled pianist nominated for five Grammy awards, Sedaka wrote hits through the 1950's and 60's.

Neil Sedaka, voice behind ‘Breaking Up Is Hard to Do’ and ‘Laughter in the Rain’, dies at 86

Neil Sedaka, Laughter in the Rain hitmaker, dies at 86

Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock 'n' roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s, has died.

Singer Neil Sedaka, known for Laughing in the Rain, dies aged 86

His family wrote that they were ‘devastated’ by his ‘sudden passing’.