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Paul Anka
Birth Name:Paul Albert Anka
Birth Date:30 July 1941
Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Education:Fisher Park High School
Years Active:1955–present
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    Children:6
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    Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian and 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")[1] "Love Never Felt So Good", and "Don't Matter to Me", which became posthumous hits for Jackson in 2009, 2014, and 2018, respectively.

    Early life

    Paul Robert Anka was born in Ottawa, Ontario, to Camelia (née Tannis) and Andrew Emile "Andy" Anka Sr., who owned a restaurant called the Locanda.[2] [3] [4] His father came to Canada from Bab Tuma, Damascus, Syria, and his mother was an immigrant from Lebanon.[5] [6] His mother died when he was 18.[7]

    Anka sang with the St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral choir under the direction of Frederick Karam, with whom he studied music theory.[8] He attended Fisher Park High School, where he was part of a vocal trio called the Bobby Soxers.[9] [10]

    Career

    Early success

    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  1 on the Canadian and US music charts.[11] "Diana" is one of the best selling singles ever by a Canadian recording artist.[12] He followed up with four songs that made it into the Top 20 in 1958,[13] including "It's Time to Cry", which hit  4 and "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings", which reached  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:

    Anka composed the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (reworked in 1962 from a song Anka wrote earlier called "Toot Sweet"; it had been rewritten with lyrics and recorded by Annette Funicello in 1959 as "It's Really Love").[14] He wrote "Teddy" – a Top 20 hit for Connie Francis in 1960. Anka wrote the English lyrics to "My Way", Frank Sinatra's signature song (originally the French song "Comme d'habitude"). In the 1960s, Anka began acting in motion pictures as well as writing songs for them, most notably the theme for the hit film The Longest Day (which also was the official march of the Canadian Airborne Regiment), in which he made a cameo appearance as a U.S. Army Ranger. For his film work he wrote and recorded one of his greatest hits "Lonely Boy". He also wrote and recorded "My Home Town", which was a  8 pop hit for him the same year. He then went on to become one of the first pop singers to perform at the Las Vegas casinos. In 1960, he appeared twice as himself in NBC's short-lived crime drama Dan Raven.

    In 1963, Anka purchased the rights and ownership of his ABC-Paramount catalog and re-recorded his earlier hits for RCA Victor, which he had joined in 1960.[15]

    1970s chart comeback

    Frustrated after more than ten years without a top 25 hit record, Anka switched labels again, which marked a turning point in his career. This time he signed with United Artists and in 1974 teamed up with Odia Coates to record the  1 hit, "(You're) Having My Baby", exposing Anka to a new generation of fans and proving his staying power among his original fan base that was now maturing.

    Anka also wrote five songs which were included on an album by Don Goodwin.[16]

    Anka and Coates would record three more duets that made it into the Top 10, "One Man Woman/One Woman Man" ( 7), "I Don't Like to Sleep Alone" ( 8), and the  15 duet "(I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love". In 1975, he recorded a jingle for Kodak written by Bill Lane (lyrics) and Roger Nichols (melody) called "Times of Your Life". It became so popular Anka recorded it as a full song, which peaked at  7 in the US pop chart in 1976. The follow-up was another hit that Anka wrote for Sinatra, "Anytime (I'll Be There)", peaking at  33. Anka's last Top 40 hit in the US was in the summer of 1983: "Hold Me 'Til the Mornin' Comes", which included backing vocals from then-Chicago frontman Peter Cetera; it hit  2 on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart.[17]

    1990s comeback

    Anka's 1998 album A Body of Work was his first new US studio release since Walk a Fine Line in 1983; vocalists and performers included Celine Dion, Kenny G, Patti LaBelle, and Skyler Jett. The album included a new version of "Hold Me 'Til the Morning Comes", once again performed with Peter Cetera. In 2005, Anka released an album of big-band arrangements of contemporary Rock songs titled, Rock Swings; the album provided a mainstream comeback of sorts that saw Anka awarded a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto.

    On October 12, 2009, Anka stated that Michael Jackson's new release titled "This Is It" was a collaborative effort between the two in 1980. According to Anka, after recording the song, Jackson decided not to use it and the tune was then recorded and released by Sa-Fire. After Anka threatened to sue for credit and a share of royalties, the administrators of Jackson's estate granted Anka 50% of the copyright.[18] An additional song that Jackson co-wrote with Anka from this 1980 session, "Love Never Felt So Good", was discovered shortly thereafter. His album Songs of December charted at  58 in Canada in November 2011.[19]

    Italy

    Anka collaborated with a number of Italian musicians, including composer/director Ennio Morricone, singer-songwriter Lucio Battisti, and lyricist Mogol. His official discography reports nine singles released by RCA Italiana,[20] but the Italian charts list at least six other songs he interpreted or recorded in Italian. His top hit was "Ogni giorno" which scored  1 in 1962, followed by "Piangerò per te" and "Ogni volta", which reached both  2, in 1963 and 1964. "Ogni volta" ("Every Time") was sung by Anka during the Festival di Sanremo of 1964 and then sold more than one million copies in Italy alone; it was also awarded a gold disc.[21]

    He returned to Sanremo in 1968 with "La farfalla impazzita" by Battisti-Mogol. On that occasion, the same title was interpreted by Italian crooner Johnny Dorelli. The pair of singers, however, were eliminated before the final stage of the musical contest. Anka, maybe only coincidentally, left the Italian scene shortly thereafter. In 2003, Anka came back with an exclusive concert in Bologna, organized by the Italian company Mapei during the CERSAIE exhibition. He recorded a version of "My Way" with alternate lyrics dedicated to the sponsor of the evening.

    In 2006, he recorded a duet with 1960s Italian hitmaker Adriano Celentano, a new cover of "Diana", with Italian lyrics by Celentano-Mogol and with singer-songwriter Alex Britti on the guitar.[22] The song hit  3.

    Finland

    Anka has been very popular in Finland since the beginning of his career. He performed in Helsinki's Linnanmäki in 1959,[23] [24] in Lappeenranta in 1989, at the Pori Jazz Festival in Pori on 19 July 2007 and in 2012, and in Tampere three times on 6 August 2008 and on 9 and 10 August 2009. He also appeared in the Las Vegas scene in the 1991 Finnish film Prince of the Hit Parade (Iskelmäprinssi), directed by Juha Tapaninen.[25] At the end of the film there is an archive footage of Anka's performance in Linnanmäki. As background music, Anka performs his song "How Long" in the film.

    Other countries

    With less success than in Italy and Finland, Anka tried the French market as well, with his first song being "Comme Avant"[20] with Mireille Mathieu. In 1964, he released an album titled Paul Anka à Paris; the six tracks on side B were sung in French. A single release in Japanese ("Kokoro no Sasae"/"Shiawase e no Tabiji") is also reported on his discography. In 1993, he recorded a duet with Filipino singer Regine Velasquez titled "It's Hard to Say Goodbye", included on her album Reason Enough. This song was re-recorded several years later by Anka and Celine Dion and was included on his album A Body of Work.

    Anka has performed four times in Israel,[26] and in 2019 rejected pleas that he boycott the country.[27]

    Acting career

    Anka's first acting role in a major film was in a cameo as an army private in The Longest Day (1962). He also composed the title song to the movie. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he starred in such teen exploitation films as Girls Town (1959) and Look in Any Window (1961), in which he played a peeping tom. He later played an Elvis-hating casino pit manager in 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) and a yacht broker in Captain Ron (1992). He guest-starred as a murder suspect in one of the Perry Mason Made-for-TV movies, The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991). He made guest appearances as himself in the episode "Red's Last Day" on That '70s Show and in "The Real Paul Anka" episode of Gilmore Girls. He made several appearances on the NBC TV series Las Vegas. In 2016, he made another guest appearance as himself in the "Spring" episode of , a revival of the original show.[28]

    Other film and television appearances

    Anka was the subject of the 1962 National Film Board of Canada documentary Lonely Boy, considered a classic work of cinéma vérité.[29] He wrote and performed songs in the 1985 Canadian children's Christmas cartoon George and the Christmas Star. He appeared on The Simpsons season 7 episode Treehouse of Horror VI, Attack of the 50 Ft Eyesore, singing a song with Lisa in October 1995. In American Idols seasons 2 and 3, he made a special appearance and sang an adapted version of "My Way" that mocked the format of the show, as well as participants, judges, and the host. The performance was praised as one of the best moments of the show. He also played the role of Buddy Maus in Season 2 Episode 14 "The Betrayal" of the TV show Kojak.

    Anka appeared in an episode of The Morecambe and Wise Show in 1970, singing his own lyrics 'My Way'. The show was broadcast again on BBC2 on Christmas Day 2021 after the tape recording - believed lost - was found.

    Anka appeared as himself in the American sitcom That 70s Show in season 2, episode 2 "Red’s Last Day".

    On Gilmore Girls, Lorelai Gilmore named her Polish Lowland Sheepdog after Anka.[30] Series co-creator Daniel Palladino chose the name after hearing the Rock Swings album at a coffeehouse.[31] In the cold open to the episode "The Real Paul Anka", both Paul Ankas were featured in a dream sequence Lorelai describes to her daughter Rory.[32] [33]

    Anka competed in season four of The Masked Singer as "Broccoli". He ended up finishing in 7th place during the Group C finals.[34]

    Personal life

    Anka was married to Anne de Zogheb, the half-English and half-Lebanese[35] daughter of Lebanese diplomat Charles de Zogheb, from February 16, 1963, until 2001.[36] The couple met in 1962 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she was a fashion model on assignment and under contract to the Eileen Ford Agency. Zogheb, brought up in Egypt,[37] is of Lebanese, English, French, Dutch, and Greek[37] descent. The couple married the following year in a ceremony at Paris-Orly Airport. Through his daughter Amanda, he is the father-in-law of the actor Jason Bateman.[38]

    On September 6, 1990, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States.[39]

    In 2008, Anka married his personal trainer, Anna Åberg, in Sardinia, Italy.[40] They divorced in 2010, and Paul has full custody of their son. Anna was featured in the Swedish TV3 show Svenska Hollywoodfruar (Swedish Hollywood Wives).

    Anka's autobiography, My Way, co-written with David Dalton, was published in 2013.[41]

    In October 2016, Anka married Lisa Pemberton in Beverly Hills, California.[42] They divorced in 2020.[43]

    Awards and honours

    In 1972, a street in Ottawa was named Paul Anka Drive.[44] In 1981, the Ottawa City Council named August 26 as "Paul Anka Day" to celebrate his quarter-century in show business.[45]

    In popular culture

    In the mid-1980s,[46] Anka was secretly recorded while launching a tirade against his crew and band members, berating them for behavior that he considered unprofessional. When asked about it on the interview program Fresh Air, he referred to the person who did the recording as a "snake we later fired". The recording became widely known after being uploaded to the internet around 2004, and a number of quotes from it became famous, including "The guys get shirts!"; "Don't make a maniac out of me!"; and "Slice like a f*****g hammer".[47] Some of the quotes were reproduced verbatim by Al Pacino's character in the 2007 film Ocean's Thirteen. In the TV show Gilmore Girls, Lorelai Gilmore names her dog Paul Anka.[48]

    Business ventures

    In 2012, Anka co-founded the holographic tech startup, ARHT Media.[49] He is currently a member of ARHT Media's Board of Advisors, alongside Kevin O'Leary and Brian Mulroney until the latter's death in February, 2024.[50]

    Discography

    See main article: Paul Anka discography.

    Albums

    YearTitleLabelFormatUS
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    Certifications
    1958Paul AnkaABC ParamountLP-
    1959My Heart SingsABC ParamountCD, LP--
    1960Swings for Young LoversABC ParamountCD, LP--
    1961It's Christmas EverywhereABC ParamountLP--
    1962Young, Alive and in Love!RCA VictorLP61-
    1962Let's Sit This One OutRCA VictorLP137-
    196315 Songs I Wish I'd WrittenRCA VictorLP--
    19633 Great Guys (Paul Anka, Sam Cooke and Neil Sedaka)RCA VictorLP--
    1963Our Man Around the WorldRCA VictorLP--
    1963ItalianoRCA VictorLP--
    1964A Casa NostraRCA VictorLP--
    1968Goodnight My LoveRCA VictorLP101-
    1969Life Goes OnRCA VictorLP194-
    1972Paul AnkaBuddahCD, LP188-
    1972JubilationBuddahCD, LP192-
    1974AnkaUnited ArtistsCD, LP9Gold
    1975FeelingsUnited ArtistsCD, LP36-
    1975Times of Your Life (nine of 10 cuts from previous two albums)United ArtistsLP22Gold
    1976data-sort-value="Painter, The" The PainterUnited ArtistsCD, LP85-
    1977data-sort-value="Music Man, The" The Music ManUnited ArtistsLP195-
    1978Listen to Your HeartRCA VictorCD, LP179-
    1979HeadlinesRCA VictorCD, LP--
    1981Both Sides of LoveRCA VictorLP171-
    1983Walk a Fine LineColumbiaCD, LP156-
    1987Freedom for the World (titled Freedom in Canada)A&M RecordsCD, LP--
    1989Somebody Loves YouPolydorCD--
    1996Amigos (Duets in Spanish)SonyCDstyle="text-align:center;"-style="text-align:center;"-
    2005Rock SwingsVerveCD120 (9 UK)-
    2007Classic Songs, My WayDeccaCD139-
    2011Songs of DecemberDeccaCD--
    2013DuetsSonyCD95-
    2021Making MemoriesPaul Anka Productions, GreenhillCD, Album, Stereo--
    2022SessionsPaul Anka Productions, GreenhillCD, Album, Stereo--

    Filmography

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1958Let's RockHimself
    1959Verboten!Self, behind opening creditsSang "Verboten!"
    1959Girls TownJimmy ParlowWrote and Sung "Lonely Boy"
    1960data-sort-value="Private Lives of Adam & Eve, The" The Private Lives of Adam & EvePinkie ParkerWrote and Sung "Adam and Eve"
    1961Look in Any WindowCraig Fowler
    1961data-sort-value="Seasons of Youth, The" The Seasons of YouthSelfTV documentary
    1961data-sort-value="Danny Thomas Show, The" Make Room for DaddyPaul PryorSeason 8, episode 25: "Old Man Danny"
    1962data-sort-value="Longest Day, The" The Longest DayU.S. Army Ranger
    1964Valentine's DayGerald LarsonTV series
    1965data-sort-value="Red Skelton Hour, The" The Red Skelton HourBonnie Prince GorgeousEpisode 25: "Nuts of the Round Table"
    1974KojakBuddy MausSeason 2, episode 14: "The Betrayal"
    1977Lindsay Wagner: Another Side of MeSelfTV special
    1977Elvis in ConcertNo role – Soundtrack #12: My Way written by Paul AnkaTV special
    1982data-sort-value="Paul Anka Show, The" The Paul Anka ShowHostTV series
    1983data-sort-value="Fall Guy, The" The Fall GuyVic MadisonSeason 3, episode 7: "Dirty Laundry"
    1987Crime StoryAnthony 'Tony' DioSeason 1, episode 20: "Top of the World"
    1991Perry Mason

    The Case of the Maligned Mobster

    Nick AngelTV movie
    1991Prince of the Hit ParadeHimself
    1992Captain RonYacht Broker Donaldson
    1993Ordinary MagicJoey Dean
    1994Shake, Rattle and Rock!HimselfTV movie; Special appearance
    1995data-sort-value="Simpsons, The" The SimpsonsHimself (voice)Season 7, episode 6: "Treehouse of Horror VI
    1996Mad Dog TimeDanny Marks
    1999That '70s ShowHimselfSeason 2, episode 2: "Red's Last Day"
    20013000 Miles to GracelandPit Boss #1
    2005Las VegasHimselfSeason 3, episode 2: "Fake the Money and Run"
    2006Gilmore GirlsHimselfSeason 6, episode 18: "The Real Paul Anka"
    2016HimselfMiniseries, episode 2: "Spring"
    2020data-sort-value="Masked Singer, The" The Masked SingerBroccoliSeason 4; Eliminated in episode 9
    2020Jay Sebring....Cutting to the TruthHimselfDocumentary
    2024Times Square BallHimselfSang John Lennon’s Imagine before the ball drop

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