Paul Anka
Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941)[1] is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. He is best known for such songs as Diana (1957) and Lonely Boy (1959).
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| Born | Paul Albert Anka July 30, 1941 |
| Nationality | Canadian Syrian American |
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| Years active | 1955–present |
| Spouse(s) | Anne de Zogheb (m. 1963; div. 2001) Anna Åberg (m. 2008; div. 2010) Lisa Pemberton (m. 2016) |
| Children | 6 |
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| Website | paulanka |
Anka was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2005.[2]
Personal life
Anka was born in Ottawa, Ontario to Camelia and Andrew Emile "Andy" Anka, Sr. They owned a restaurant named the Locanda.[3] His parents were both Antiochian Orthodox Christians in Syria.[4] Anka's mother was Canadian-Lebanese "from a small town of, in Syria " and Anka's father was Syrian.[5]
Anka grew up singing in the St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church choir. He went to Fisher Park High School where he was part of a vocal trio called the Bobby Soxers.[6][7]
He became an American citizen in 1990. He is married to Polish-born Anna Anka.
Paul Anka Media
Paul Anka at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, 1959
Publicity photo of Paul Anka from 1961.
Paul Anka with friends Bill Porter and Elvis Presley backstage at the Las Vegas Hilton on August 5, 1972
Paul Anka posing to a camera at Linnanmäki amusement park on August 19, 1959 in Helsinki, Finland
Paul Anka at the 2007 North Sea Jazz Festival
Paul Anka in a cameo role for the crime drama television show Dan Raven, 1960
Paul Anka's star on Canada's Walk of Fame
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References
- ↑ "Paul Anka Biography". Biography.com. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ "Paul Anka". Canada's Walk of Fame. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ↑ "Paul Anka profile". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ↑ "Paul Anka". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ↑ "Paul Anka Biogrpahy". Biography.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ "Paul Anka profile". City of Ottawa. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Paul Anka profile". History Of Rock. Retrieved December 4, 2013.