Paul Albert Anka OC (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actor. Anka became famous with hit songs like “Diana”, “Lonely Boy”, “Put Your Head on My Shoulder”, and “(You’re) Having My Baby”. He wrote such well-known music as the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and one of Tom Jones’ biggest hits “She’s a Lady”. He also wrote the English lyrics to Claude Fran ois and Jacques Revaux’s music for Frank Sinatra’s signature song, “My Way”, which has been recorded by many, including Elvis Presley. Two songs he co-wrote with Michael Jackson, “This Is It” (originally titled “I Never Heard”) and “Love Never Felt So Good”, became posthumous hits for Jackson.
instruments played
Guitar
Piano
Vocals
Children
6
Genres
Pop soft rock jazz doo-wop rock and roll swing music
Nationality
Canada, United States of America
Occupation
Singer-songwriter actor
Spouses
Anne de Zogheb (m. 1963; div. 2001) Anna berg (m. 2008; div. 2010) Lisa Pemberton (m. 2016)
Website
Years Active
1955 present
Name
Paul Anka