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Your continued donations keep Wikipedia runningPaul AnkaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, searchPaul Anka receiving the Order of Canada from Governor General Adrienne Clarkson in a ceremony performed at Rideau Hall on Friday, June 10, 2005.Paul Albert Anka, OC (born July 30, 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Lebanese-Canadian singer and songwriter.Contents1 Early life2 Early success3 Comeback4 Recognition5 Marriage6 Discography7 Trivia8 External links[edit]Early lifeHe began singing as a child, first starting in the St Elijah Syriac Orthodox Church choir in Ottawa. As a student at Ottawas Fisher Park High School he was part of a trio called the Bobby Soxers.[1].[edit]Early successEncouraged 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.1960 45 record single of Puppy LoveHis talent went beyond singing, writing Buddy Hollys giant hit, It Doesnt Matter Anymore, the theme for Johnny Carsons Tonight Show, Tom Jones biggest hit record, Shes A Lady, and the English lyrics for My Way, Frank Sinatras 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.[edit]ComebackAfter more than ten years without a hit record, in 1974, he teamed up with Odia Coates to record the number 1 hit, Having My Baby. They would record two more duets that both made it into the Top 10. In 1975, he wrote a jingle for Kodak called The Times of Your Life. The jingle became so popular, he recorded it as a full song, and it became a hit a year later.By the 1970s, Ankas career centered around adult contemporary and big-band standards, played regularly in Las Vegas. On September 6, 1990, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. He returned to his home town to buy a part of the Ottawa Senators hockey team.In 1999, he visited Lebanon for sell-out performances at the Forum de Beyrouth (The Beirut Forum).[edit]RecognitionPaul Anka was elected to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1980. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6840 Hollywood Blvd. In 1991, the Government of France honored him with the title Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters. He was appointed an officer of the Order of C
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