Canadian and American singer and actor (born 1941)
Paul Anka
OC
Anka in 1995
Born
Paul Albert Anka
(1941-07-30) July 30, 1941 (age 82)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship
Canada
United States
Education
Fisher Park High School
Occupations
Singer
songwriter
actor
Years active
1955–present
Spouses
Anne de Zogheb
(m. 1963; div. 2001)
Anna Åberg
(m. 2008; div. 2010)
Lisa Pemberton
(m. 2016; div. 2020)
Children
6
Relatives
Jason Bateman (son-in-law)
Musical career
Genres
Pop
soft rock
jazz
doo-wop
rock and roll
swing
Labels
ABC-Paramount
EMI Columbia
Artone
RCA Victor
United Artists
Columbia
Buddah
Warner Bros.
Website
www.paulanka.com
Musical artist
Paul Albert AnkaOC (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")[1] "Love Never Felt So Good", and "Don't Matter to Me", which became posthumous hits for Jackson in 2009, 2014, and 2018, respectively.
^"'New' Jackson song penned in 1983". BBC News. October 13, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
Paul Albert Anka OC (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known for his signature hit songs including "Diana"...
discography of Canadian singer-songwriter PaulAnka. Music portal Canada portal Canadian rock Music of Canada "PaulAnka – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard...
American model, actress, and author. She was married to Canadian singer PaulAnka. Anka is featured in the Swedish reality show Svenska Hollywoodfruar (Swedish...
Sherman Brothers and including: "Tall Paul", "First Name Initial", "O Dio Mio", "Train of Love" (written by PaulAnka) and "Pineapple Princess". They were...
1967 by Claude François. The English lyrics of the song were written by PaulAnka and are unrelated to the original French song. The song was a success...
best known for her high-profile hits with Canadian singer-songwriter PaulAnka. The daughter of an evangelical minister, Odia Coates was born in Vicksburg...
My Shoulder" is a song written by Canadian-born singer-songwriter PaulAnka. Anka's version was recorded in August 1958 at Bell Sound Studios in New York...
Matsuda (1988) Somebody Loves You - PaulAnka (1989) Through the Storm - Aretha Franklin (1989) Flowers in the Dirt - Paul McCartney (1989) Unison - Céline...
his aunt receives an unfair eviction notice from her sleazy landlord (PaulAnka), every bit of his background and training comes into play, as he works...
theatre. Throughout his career, he composed music for artists such as PaulAnka, Mina, Milva, Zucchero, and Andrea Bocelli. From 1960 to 1975, Morricone...
the Long Beach Grand Prix. Bateman married actress Amanda Anka, daughter of singer PaulAnka, on July 3, 2001. They have two daughters who were born in...
friends/neighbours Paul Frost and Kenny Horrocks also providing vocals. By 1957, the Rattlesnakes played songs by Cliff Richard, PaulAnka, Buddy Holly, and...
Simpsons. "Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores" includes a cameo appearance from PaulAnka, who sings the song "Just Don't Look". In its original broadcast, the...
pp. 14, 29. Retrieved March 5, 2019 – via AmericanRadioHistory.com. "PaulAnka – Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. p. 3. Archived from the original...