Paul Anka

Paul Anka
Paul Albert Anka was born on July 30, 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario. He is a Canadian-American singer, actor and songwriter, who became an American citizen in 1990.

Early Days:
Paul Anka's parents ran a restaurant. They forefathers were Lebanese Christians. Anka sang with the St. Elijah Syrian Antiochian Orthodox Church choir, and was guided under by Frederick Karam. Anka also learned to play the piano with Winnifred Rees.

Personal life:
Anka married Anne De Zogheb, who is a Lebanese diplomat's daughter. This marriage lasted from February 16, 1963, to September 28, 2000, and they had 5 daughters together. He met her in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1962. She stopped modeling after they got married.

Career:
Anka first became well known as a teen star in the late 1950s and 1960s, with hits compositions such as "Lonely Boy, "Diana," " and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder." He wrote popular music like the theme for ?The Tonight Show', "She's A Lady", and the Frank Sinatra's signature song, "My Way" [English Lyrics].Anka recorded "I Confess," when he was 14. In 1957, he auditioned for Don Costa at ABC, and sang a lovestruck verse his former babysitter. It was the song, "Diana", which brought Anka instant recognition. It went to number one on the charts. Historically, "Diana" is one of the top selling 45s.Anka followed Diana with 4 songs that were Top 20 hits in 1958. At 17, he emerged as one of the world's biggest teen idols. Anka toured Britain, and went to Australia with Buddy Holly.

Anka's talent exceeded his singing, as he also wrote Buddy Holly's major hit, "It Doesn't Matter Anymore." It was re-created 1962 from a song Anka had written earlier, "Toot Sweet." He also wrote Tom Jones' major hit record, "She's A Lady".Paul Anka acted in the 1960s, and also wrote songs for motion pictures. One of these was the hit movie ?The Longest Day'. He also wrote and recorded the hit, "Lonely Boy". Paul Anka performed at the Las Vegas casinos. He returned to Canada man times every year, performing before sold out crowds at the Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Paul Anka's Return:
More than ten years after a hit record, Anka joined Odia Coates to produce the number 1 hit, "Having My Baby" [1974]. Aside from this, they recorded two more duets that both reached into the Top 10. Anka wrote a jingle for Kodak in 1975, called "The Times of Your Life". It became so well known that he recorded it as a full song.

In the 1970s, Anka's career reached adult contemporary, and he played regularly in Las Vegas. Anka became a naturalized citizen of the U.S on September 6, 1990. He went back to his home town to purchase a part of the Ottawa Senators hockey team. His album, Rock Swings, which had big-band arrangements of contemporary standards, in 2005, paved a mainstream comeback. He was awarded a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto.

Recognition:
Paul Anka was chosen for the Canadian Music Hall of Fame [1980]. He also has a star at the 6840 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Government of France has also honored him with the title "Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters" [1991]. In October of 1995, he appeared in Treehouse of Horror VI on The Simpsons.

Listening to the records of Paul Albert Anka may be interesting, but watching him playing on stage is a completely different experience. Born on 30th July, 1941 he is a talented signer from Canada. Widening his talents he has also developed his name in the industry as an amazing songwriter and a fabulous actor as well.With the hit numbers like Lonely Boy, Put Your Head on My Shoulder and Diana, he got his initials fame during 1950s and 1960s. By getting himself acclaimed as a teen idol, during that time he earned a very loyal and huge fan following. As a songwriter his famous work include, incredible music for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as well as a big hit of Tom Jones which was titled as She's a Lady. He has also written lyrics forMy Way which is a signature song of Frank Sinatra.

He was also a co-writer for I Never Hear, which is a song of Michael Jackson; written in 1983 the song was released in 2009 with the title, This Is It. His 50s pop style has no match in the industry and watching him performing on his songs like Puppy Love live is certainly a great experience. From Ottawa, Canada Paul Anka got his first break in the New York City, but now he is famous all over the world. Paul Anka tickets are always in high demand and missing out on your share would definitely be depressing for you.