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Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Lebanese-Canadian singer and songwriter.
He began singing as a child, first starting in the St Elijah Syrian Orthodox Church choir in Ottawa. As a student at Ottawa’s Fisher Park High School he was part of a trio called the Bobby Soxers.
Encouraged by his parents, at age 14 he recorded his first single, I Confess. In 1957 he went to New York City where he auditioned for ABC, singing a lovestruck verse he had written to a former babysitter, Diana Ayoub. The song,Diana, brought Anka instant stardom as it rocketed to number one on the charts. Diana is one of the best selling 45s in music history. He followed up with four songs that made it into the Top 20 in 1958, making him one of the biggest teen idols of the time. He toured Britain and then, with Buddy Holly, toured Australia.
His talent went beyond singing, writing Buddy Holly’s giant hit,It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, the theme for Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, Tom Jones’ biggest hit record, She’s A Lady, and the English lyrics for My Way, Frank Sinatra’s signature song and sung by many well known artists, including Greta Keller, for whom the words were very fitting.
In the 1960s, Anka would begin acting in motion pictures as well as writing songs for them, most notably the theme for the hit movie The Longest Day. From his movie work, he wrote and recorded his monster hit,Lonely Boy. He then went on to become one of the first pop singers to perform at the Las Vegas casinos.
He began singing as a child, first starting in the St Elijah Syrian Orthodox Church choir in Ottawa. As a student at Ottawa’s Fisher Park High School he was part of a trio called the Bobby Soxers.
Encouraged by his parents, at age 14 he recorded his first single, I Confess. In 1957 he went to New York City where he auditioned for ABC, singing a lovestruck verse he had written to a former babysitter, Diana Ayoub. The song,
Diana, brought Anka instant stardom as it rocketed to number one on the charts. Diana is one of the best selling 45s in music history. He followed up with four songs that made it into the Top 20 in 1958, making him one of the biggest teen idols of the time. He toured Britain and then, with Buddy Holly, toured Australia.His talent went beyond singing, writing Buddy Holly’s giant hit,
It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, the theme for Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, Tom Jones’ biggest hit record, She’s A Lady, and the English lyrics for My Way, Frank Sinatra’s signature song and sung by many well known artists, including Greta Keller, for whom the words were very fitting.In the 1960s, Anka would begin acting in motion pictures as well as writing songs for them, most notably the theme for the hit movie The Longest Day. From his movie work, he wrote and recorded his monster hit,
Lonely Boy. He then went on to become one of the first pop singers to perform at the Las Vegas casinos.
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borntogeek wrote:
http://theozhiztoryblog.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/paul-anka-smells-like-teen-spirit.html in which Paul invents teen-pop music!
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TheTrollHammer wrote:
Paul Anka is a legend! God bless him for the beautiful music he sings to us!
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ghettoblaster6 wrote:
ANNA ANKA?????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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Musik-Heart wrote:
ein sehr schönes album
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gokunirvana wrote:
The cover of Black Hole Sun is as original as epic. Paul Anka FTW.
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Bodiesss wrote:
paul <3
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inesplicabile wrote:
3 Paul Anka's music videos for the italian Cinebox on: http://www.michelebovi.it/?p=2505&lang=en
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Nico_in_furs wrote:
"All of his songs are original" hahah except when they're covers of other artists. Like the whole "Rock swings" album, for example . My god people, where are your brains...
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achujwie wrote:
Classic.
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aktifistanbul wrote:
Paul Anka Konseri, Haliç Kongre Merkezi, 14 Kasım 2011, Pazartesi . Detaylı Blgi İçin...aktifistanbul.com
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Loengren wrote:
gj
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irkafilich wrote:
Paul Anka is my favorite singer.
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heart4rent wrote:
wow, so many covers on him.. i thought oasis wonderwall is original o_0
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vishal8492 wrote:
All of his songs are original I've listened many covers of these songs . Legendary !!!!!
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ghadeerramzi wrote:
You are my destiny ♥
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Minoriin wrote:
♥___♥
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ShiningStar911 wrote:
❤ ❤ ❤ Paul Anka ❤ ❤ ❤
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stagnate wrote:
I can't believe he was only 16 when he sung 'Diana'
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I_m_not_good wrote:
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RocketLord666 wrote:
It's funny that so many songs in the top list are not his!
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- Feb 21 Paul Anka Sunrise Theatre, Fort Pierce, United States
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Paul Anka “Songs Of December” new album out now
16 Nov 2011 | from paulanka.com
For many people, winter marks a special period of closeness
with family and friends – and the height of the holidays bring with
them the bounty of seasonal songs known by heart and sang with joy
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Readers Digest Interview Paul Anka
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Interview on BBC’s Newsnight
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Just announced – new shows in Austria and Switzerland November 2011
23 Mar 2011 | from paulanka.com
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