who sang it's my party i'll cry if i want to
Posted February 16 2015 â 3:53 PM EST. Lesley Gore, a singer best known for her 1960s hit â Itâs My Party ,â has died of cancer, the Associated Press reports. She was 68. Gore released âItâs My Party,â a pop track featuring oft-quoted lyrics like âItâs my party, and Iâll cry if I want to,â in 1963 at the age of 16.