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Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Lebanese-Canadian and .

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 s 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 19, 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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Duets album out now

13 Mar 2012 | from paulanka.com

Paul Anka’s Duets album features duets with legendary artists including Tom Jones, Elaine Paige, Celine Dione, Sammy Davis Jnr and Frank Sinatra. Duets is available for purchase on CD online by …

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