Lesley Gore, Famous For Her Song 'It's My Party,' Has Died — npr.org

Singer Lesley Gore rehearses at a piano, in New York in 1966. Gore topped the charts in 1963 with the epic song of teenage misery, "It's My Party." Dan Grossi/AP hide caption Singer Lesley Gore rehearses at a piano, in New York in 1966. Gore topped the charts in 1963 with the epic song of teenage misery, "It's My Party." Lesley Gore, a teen artist embraced by other teens when she sang "It's My Party" in 1963, died Monday of cancer in Manhattan. She was 68 years old.

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