
Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known for his signature hit songs including "Diana", "Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and "(You're) Having My Baby". Anka also wrote the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson; one of Tom Jones' biggest hits, "She's a Lady"; and the English lyrics to Claude François and Jacques Revaux's music for Frank Sinatra's signature song "My Way", which has been recorded by many, including Elvis Presley. He co-wrote three songs with Michael Jackson: "This Is It" (originally titled "I Never Heard") "Love Never Felt So Good", and "Don't Matter to Me", which became posthumous hits for Jackson in 2009, 2014, and 2018, respectively. Anka was born in Ottawa, Ontario, to Camelia (née Tannis) and Andrew Emile "Andy" Anka Sr., who owned a restaurant called the Locanda. His parents were both of Lebanese descent. His father came to Canada from Bab Tuma, Damascus, Syria, and his mother was an immigrant from Lebanon. His mother died when he was 18. Anka sang with the St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral choir under the direction of Frederick Karam, with whom he studied music theory. He studied piano with Winnifred Rees. He attended Fisher Park High School, where he was part of a vocal trio called the Bobby Soxers. Paul Anka recorded his first single, "I Confess", when he was 14. In 1956, with $100 given to him by his uncle, he went to New York City where he auditioned for Don Costa at ABC Records, singing what was widely believed to be a lovestruck verse he had written to a former babysitter. In an interview with NPR's Terry Gross in 2005, he stated that it was to a girl at his church whom he hardly knew. The resulting song "Diana" brought Anka stardom as it went to No. 1 on the Canadian and US music charts. "Diana" is one of the best selling singles ever by a Canadian recording artist. He followed up with four songs that made it into the Top 20 in 1958, including "It's Time to Cry", which hit No. 4 and "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings", which reached No. 15, making him (at 17) one of the biggest teen idols of the time. He toured Britain, then Australia with Buddy Holly. Anka also wrote "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" – a song written for Holly, which Holly recorded just before he died in 1959. Anka stated shortly afterward: "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" has a tragic irony about it now, but at least it will help look after Buddy Holly's family. I'm giving my composer's royalty to his widow – it's the least I can do." ... Source: Article "Paul Anka" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Paul Anka: His Way

American Bandstand

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Voices That Care

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Paul Anka - Live in Switzerland

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

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My Way

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Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon

The Midnight Special

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The Masked Singer

Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth

Buddy Holly: Rave On

Rebel Highway

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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Las Vegas

David Foster: Off the Record

Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1974

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What's My Line?

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Donny & Marie

Dinah!

Lily: Sold Out

Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster

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The Merv Griffin Show

Real Time with Bill Maher

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

This Is Tom Jones

Vegas: The Story of Sin City

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3000 Miles to Graceland

Lonely Boy

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

Star Academy

Look in Any Window

Captain Ron

The Dick Clark Show

The Mike Douglas Show

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Ordinary Magic

Mad Dog Time

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Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

Téléthon

Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar

Kraft Music Hall

The Hollywood Palace

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The Rosie O'Donnell Show

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The Private Lives of Adam and Eve

Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell

Lindsay Wagner: Another Side of Me

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Paul Anka plays Avo Session

My Way

Cinderella at the Palace

The Royal Variety Performance 1977

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