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Canadian-born Paul Anka first achieved success in the 1950s as a teenage singing star (and, for the times, an unusual one in that he wrote many of his own songs). He wrote and sang such hits songs as “Diana”, “Lonely Boy”, and “Put Your Head on My Shoulder.” Anka followed up his success with the song “Diana” with four songs that made it into the Top 20 in 1958, including “It’s Time to Cry”, which made #4 and “(All Of a Sudden) My Heart Sings”, which reached #15, making him, at 17, one of the biggest teen idols of the time.

He is also well known for writing the theme song for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Tom Jones’ biggest hit “She’s A Lady”, and the English lyrics for Frank Sinatra’s signature song “My Way.” Although he appeared in several films throughout the 1960s, and was quite believable as a nervous, hyper young soldier in The Longest Day (1962) (for which he also composed the theme music), Anka’s main interest was music, and he concentrated his efforts into composing and nightclub appearances in Las Vegas.

• Birth name: Paul Albert Anka
• Born: July 30, 1941 (age 67) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Genre(s): Pop Jazz Rock
• Occupation(s): Singer Songwriter
• Instrument(s): Vocals, Piano
• Years active: 1955 – Present

Read more about Paul Anka at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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