Legendary singer Neil Sedaka dead at 86 Neil Sedaka has died at the age of 86 after being rushed to hospital on Friday (27.02.26). 28 February 2026 Neil Sedaka has died at the age of 86. Neil Sedaka has died The singer-songwriter - who was best known for hits including Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Oh! Carol, Calendar Girl, and Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen, as well as writing songs for the likes of Connie Francis, The Monkees and ABBA - was hospitalised on Friday (27.02.26) morning and died later in the day, leaving his wife Leba Strassberg and their children Dara and Marc "devastated".