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 30 July 1941 (aged 84) |
| Nationality | Canadian Syrian American |
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| Years active | 1955–present |
| Spouse(s) | Anne de Zogheb
(m. 1963; div. 2001)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
Anka at Gröna Lund, an amusement park 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 for a camera at Linnanmäki summer concert on August 19, 1959, in Helsinki, Finland
Paul Anka at the 2007 North Sea Jazz Festival
Anka in a cameo role for the crime drama television show Dan Raven, 1960
Anka's star on Canada's Walk of Fame
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References
- ↑ Paul Anka BiographyBiography.com. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ Paul AnkaCanada's Walk of Fame. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
- ↑ Paul Anka profileFilmreference.com. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
- ↑ Paul Anka.
- ↑ Paul Anka Biogrpahy. Biography.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ Paul Anka profileCity of Ottawa. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ↑ Paul Anka profileHistory Of Rock. Retrieved December 4, 2013.