Posted on February 16, 2015 by laureng Lesley Gore dies at 68 Lesley Gore, the singer behind the 1963 hit “It’s My Party”, has died at the age of 68 from lung cancer. You can listen to “It’s My Party” below. Related posts: Relient K performing MMHMM on Yahoo! tonight Panic! At The Disco perform “Hallelujah” for the first time The 1975 to premiere new single on Thursday The Unlikely Candidates releases new single “Ringer”