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Overview
- His death was confirmed Friday in Los Angeles at age 86 by his family and by an adviser to Variety.
- The family said they were devastated by his sudden passing and remembered him as a legend and an exceptional person.
- Earlier Friday, he was reportedly taken to a hospital by ambulance after feeling unwell, according to TMZ and family accounts reported in Brazilian media.
- Sedaka’s catalog includes hits such as Oh! Carol, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Laughter in the Rain, and the Elton John collaboration Bad Blood that powered his 1970s comeback.
- Over seven decades he logged at least three Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s and nine Top 10s, earned five Grammy nominations, and entered the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983; he is survived by his wife, Leba, and their children, Dara and Marc.