Paul Albert Anka , ( ; born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actor. Anka became famous during the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s with hit songs such as "Diana," "Lonely Boy," "Put Your Head on My Shoulders," and "(You) Have My Baby. " He wrote famous music such as the theme for Starring Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show and one of Tom Jones's greatest hits, "She's a Lady," as well as English lyrics in Claude FranÃÆ'§ois and Music Jacques Revaux, for Frank Sinatra's distinctive song, "My Way," which has been covered by many people including Elvis Presley.
In 1983, he co-wrote the song "I Never Heard" with Michael Jackson. It was titled and released in 2009 under the name "This Is It." An additional song that Jackson wrote with Anka from the 1983 session, "Love Never Felt So Good," was released in 2014 on Jackson's posthumous album Xscape . The song was also released by Johnny Mathis in 1984.
Anka became a naturalized US citizen in 1990.
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Anka was born in Ottawa, Ontario, to Camelia (nÃÆ' Â © e Tannis) and Andrew Emile "Andy" Anka Sr, who owns a restaurant named Locanda. Her parents are equally Christian Orthodox Antiochians. Anka's father (Andy) is a Syrian-American citizen of 'Uy'n al-W? D, Syria, from the Na'Nou family and his mother (Camelia) is a Canadian-Lebanese from Kfarmishki city, Rashaya District, in Lebanon. "
Anka singing with the choir of St. Elias Antiochhus Orthodox under the direction of Frederick Karam, with whom he studied music theory. He studied piano with Winnifred Rees. She attended Fisher Park High School, where she was part of a vocal trio called Bobby Soxers.
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Careers
Initial success
Paul Anka recorded his first single, "I Confess," when he was 14 years old. In 1957, with $ 100 given to him by his uncle, he went to New York City where he auditioned for Don Costa on ABC, singing what is widely believed to be the beloved temple he wrote to a nanny. In an interview with Terry Gross from NPR in 2005, he stated that it was for a girl in his church that he barely knew. The song "Diana" brought the Anka star as it rocketed to No. Ã, 1 on the Canadian and US music charts. "Diana" is one of the best-selling singles ever owned by Canadian recording artists. He followed up with four songs that made him the Top 20 in 1958, including "It's Time to Cry," which hit No. # abbr title = "number">. Ã,4 and "(All Of a Sudden) My Heart Sings," which reached No. , 15, making it (at 17) one of the greatest teen idols of the time. He traveled around England, then Australia with Buddy Holly. Anka also writes "It Does not Matter Anymore" - a song written for Holly, whom Holly recorded before she died in 1959. Anka stated shortly afterwards:
"It Does not Matter Anymore" has a tragic irony about it now, but at least it will help keep Buddy Holly's family. I give my composer royalty to his widow - that's what I can do.
Paul Anka's talent includes a theme for The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (re-written in 1962 from the previously written Anka song titled "Toot Sweet"; the song has been rewritten with lyrics and recorded by Annette Funicello in 1959 as "It's Really Love"). Anka made the biggest hit record of Tom Jones, "She's a Lady," and wrote the English lyrics for "My Way," Frank Sinatra (originally the French "Comme d'habitude"). In the 1960s, Anka began acting in films and also writing songs for them, especially the theme for the hit movie The Longest Day (which is also the official parade of the Canadian Airborne Regiment), where she made a cameo appearance as Ranger of the US Army. For his films he wrote and recorded one of his biggest hits, "Lonely Boy." He also wrote and recorded "My Home Town," which is No. Ã, 8 hit pop for him in the same year. He then went on to become one of the first pop singers to appear in Las Vegas casinos. In 1960, he appeared twice as himself in the short crime drama NBC, Dan Raven.
In 1960, Anka signed a contract with RCA Victor. He bought the rights and ownership of the ABC-Paramount catalog in 1963, but like most North American recording artists saw his career stalled by the British Invasion. In the late 1960s, his career focused on contemporary and adult big-band standards, which were played regularly in Las Vegas.
In the early 1970s, he signed a contract with Buddhist Records, releasing two albums, a self-titled and Jubilation . The first, first released in 1971, spawned the song "She's A Lady," a song he wrote that would be a hit signature for Welsh singer Tom Jones in the same year. However, Anka failed to create a successful chart of her own version.
1970's comeback
Frustrated after more than ten years without a record 25 major hits, Anka switched labels again, marking a turning point in his career. This time he signed a contract with United Artists and in 1974 teamed up with Odia Coates to record No. Ã, 1 hit, "(You're) Having My Baby," exposes Anka to a new generation of fans and proves its power amongst its original mature fan base.
Anka also wrote five songs included in the album by Don Goodman.
Anka and Coates will record another duet duet into the Top 10, "One Man Woman/One Woman Man" ( No. Ã, 7) and "I Do not Like for Sleep Alone "( No. Ã, 8), and No. Ã,15 duets "(I Believe) Nothing is Stronger Than Our Love." In 1975 he recorded a jingle for Kodak written by Bill Lane (lyrics) and Roger Nichols (melodies) called "Times of Your Life. " It became so popular, Anka recorded it as a full song, culminating in No. 7 on the US pop chart in 1976. Follow-up is another hit that Anka writes for Sinatra, "Anytime (I'll Be There)," culminates in No. Ã, 33. Anka's last 40 hit hit in the US was in the summer of 1983: "Hold Me 'Til The Mornin' Comes," which included backing vocals from later-Chicago frontman Peter Cetera; it hit No. Ã, 2 on the Contemporary Adult Hot chart.
comeback of the 1990s
Her 1998 album A Body of Work was the release of her first new studio in the US since Walk a Fine Line in 1983; vocalists and players including Celine Dion, Kenny G, Patti LaBelle, and Skyler Jett. The album includes a new version of "Hold Me 'Til the Morning Comes," once again performing with Peter Cetera. In 2005, his album on contemporary standard big-band arrangement, Rock Swings , gave the mainstream comeback that earned him a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto.
On October 12, 2009, Anka stated that Michael Jackson's new release "This Is It" was a collaborative effort between the two in 1983. According to Anka, after recording the song, Jackson decided not to use it and the song was later recorded. and released by Sa-Fire. After Anka threatened to demand credit and royalty parts, Jackson's real estate administrator gave Anka 50% copyright. The additional song Jackson wrote with Anka from the 1983 session, "Love Never Felt So Good," was discovered shortly after. His album Song of December is mapped at No. Ã, 58 in Canada in November 2011.
Italy
Already known locally as a teen idol for his songs in English, Anka hit the Italian market with "Summer's Gone" in 1960; it was released as "Dove Sei." The record got immediate success, reaching # no. Ã, 4 on the Italian hit list, opening up a promising foreign career. Anka then made intense collaborations with Italian musicians at the time, including composer/director Ennio Morricone, singer-songwriter Lucio Battisti, and lyricist Mogol. His official discography reports nine singles released by RCA Italiana, but the Italian track list has at least six other songs that he interpreted or recorded in Italian. The top blow is "Ogni giorno" which prints No. 1 in 1962, followed by "PiangerÃÆ'² per te" and "Ogni volta," which reached the second No. Ã,2, in 1963 and 1964. "Ogni volta" ("Every Time") was sung by Anka during the Festival in Sanremo in 1964 and then sold over a million copies in Italy alone; it was also awarded a gold disk.
He returned to San Remo in 1968 with "La farfalla impazzita" by Battisti-Mogol. On that occasion, the same title was interpreted by Italian singer Johnny Dorelli. A pair of singers, however, are eliminated before the final stage of the competition. Anka, probably just a coincidence, left the Italian scene shortly after. In 2003, Anka returned with an exclusive concert in Bologna, organized by the Italian Mapei company during the CERSAIE exhibition. He recorded the "My Way" version with an alternative lyric dedicated to the night's sponsors.
In 2006, he recorded a duet with the Italian 1960s Adriano Celentano, a new cover of "Diana," with Italian lyrics by Celentano-Mogol and with singer-songwriter Alex Britti on guitar. This song is about No. Ã, 3.
Other countries
With less success than in Italy, Anka tried the French market as well. Some songs by Anka with the French lyrics are known: one reported by the Italian charts ("Faibles Femmes," 1959) and others reported by his official discography ("Comme Avant") with Mireille Mathieu. In 1964, he released an album titled "Paul Anka A Paris"; six songs on side B are sung in French. [Anne (The Day That I Meet Anne) - Pluie Sur Paris (You See Me) - En Ce Jour D'Anniversaire (Happy Birthday) - Les Filles De Paris - C'est Pour Ca Que Je Chante - Hello Jim (Hello Jim )]. One release in Japanese ("Kokoro No Sasae"/"Shiawase E No Tabiji") was also reported on his discography. In 1993 he recorded a duet with Philippine singer Regine Velasquez entitled "It's Difficult to Say Goodbye," included in his album, Reasonable Enough. The song was re-recorded several years later by Anka and Celine Dion and was included in her album A Body of Work.
Personal life
Anka married Anne de Zogheb, the daughter of a Lebanese diplomat, Charles de Zogheb, from February 16, 1963, to 2001. The couple met in 1962 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she became fashion model in duty and under contract to Eileen Ford Agency. Zogheb, raised in Egypt, is of Lebanese, English, French, Dutch, and Greek descent. The couple married the following year in a ceremony at Paris-Orly Airport. He stopped modeling after their second child was born. They have five daughters: Amelia, Anthea, Alicia, Amanda (married to actor Jason Bateman), and Alexandra.
In 2008, Anka married her personal trainer, Anna ÃÆ'â € | berg, in Sardinia. They divorced in 2010 and Paul has full custody of their son, Ethan. Anna is featured on the Swedish TV3 show Svenska Hollywoodfruar (Swedish wives in Hollywood).
In October 2016 Anka married Lisa Pemberton in Beverly Hills, California.
On September 6, 1990, he became a naturalized United States citizen.
Anka's autobiography, My Way , co-written with David Dalton, was published in 2013.
Acting career
Anka's first acting role in the big movie was a cameo as a private soldier on The Longest Day (1962). He also composed the title song for the movie. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he starred in films of teen exploits such as Girls Town (1959) and Look In Any Window (1961), where he playing peek tom. He then plays the hateful Elvis casino pit manager at <3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) and the yacht broker at Captain Ron (1992). He guest starred as a murder suspect in one of Mason-Made-to-TV Perry's films, Mobster's Caused Case (1991). In October 1995, she appeared as herself in the episode "Treehouse of Horror VI" on The Simpsons. She made a guest appearance as herself in the episode of "Red's Last Day" on The 70s Show and in the episode "The Real Paul Anka" from Gilmore Girls. He made several appearances on the NBC Las Vegas TV series.
Other movie and television appearances
Anka is the subject of the 1962 National Film Board of Canada documentary film Lonely Boy, considered a classic verite cinema. He wrote and performed songs in Canadian children's cartoons in 1985, George and the Christmas Star. In season 2 and 3, he made a special appearance and sang a version of "My Way" adaptation mocking the event format, as well as participants, judges, and host. The show was hailed as "One of the Best Moments on American Idol."
Awards and honors
In 1972, a street in Ottawa was named Paul Anka Drive. In 1981, the Ottawa City Council was named August 26 as "Paul Anka's Day" to celebrate a quarter of a century in the show business.
Anka won the Juno Award for Composer of the Year (award given for songwriting) in 1975. She has been nominated for the Juno Awards several times. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1980.
Anka was sworn in to Canada's Walk of Fame in 2005.
In popular culture
Anka is mentioned in the sketch of "License Fish" in the tenth episode of Series 2 of the Monty Python Terbang Circus, which was broadcast on December 1, 1970, in which the character is called the fiction book " Kemal Ataturk, The Man by EW Swanton with the preface by Paul Anka. "
In the mid-1980s, Anka was quietly recorded when it launched a scolding of his crew and members of his band, berating them for a behavior he considers unprofessional. When asked about it in the Fresh Air interview program, he referred to the person who did the tape as "the snake we later fired." The tape became widely known after being uploaded to the internet sometime in 2004, and numerous quotes from it became famous, including "Men get T-shirts!"; "Do not drive a madman out of me!"; and "Iris like a fucking hammer". Some excerpts are reproduced word for word by the character of Al Pacino in the 2007 film Ocean's Thirteen .
At Gilmore Girls Lorelai Gilmore named it the Polish Low Shepherd Dog after Anka. Co-creator Daniel Palladino series chose that name after hearing the album Rock Swings in a coffee shop. In the cold opening for the episode "The Real Paul Anka," both Paul Anka is featured in a sequence of dreams Lorelai explains to his daughter, Rory.
Movieography
Discography
Albums
Compilation album
Singles
Note
- * with George Hamilton IV and Johnny Nash
** with Odia Coates
See also
- Canadian Stone
- Canadian music
References
Works cited
- 36 People Magazine November 7, 2016 Page 13
External links
- Official website
- Paul Anka on IMDb
- Paul Anka at AllMovie
- Paul Anka in the Songwriters Hall of Fame
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