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Birth
Paul Anka was born on July 30, 1941, In Ottawa. His fathers name is Andy Ankain and his mothers name is Camelia Ankain. -
About Paul
Paul Albert Anka is a Canadian singer. songwriter and actor. Anka became famous during the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s with his first couple songs that he wrote. Songs like "Diana," "Lonely Boy," and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder". In the 1980's, he co wrote the song "I Never Heard" with Michael Jackson, wich was also a hit when it came out because of how famous Micheal was -
Early Success
Paul Anka recorded his first song, "I Confess" when he was just 14. In 1957, with $100 given to him by his uncle, he went to New York City where he auditioned for Don Costa at ABC, singing what was widely believed to be a lovestruck verse he had written to a former babysitter. In an interview with NPR's Terry Gross in 2005, he stated that it was to a girl at his church whom he hardly knew.[8] The song "Diana" brought Anka stardom as it rocketed to No. 1 on the Canadian and US music charts. -
Acting Career
Paul Anka's first acting role in a big film was in a cameo as an army private man in hit movie "The Longest Day" in 1962. He also made the title song which was played in the movie. In the late 1950's and early 1960's he starred in such teen films as "Girls Town" in 1959 and "Look in Any Window" in 1961, in which he played a peeping tom. He later played an Elvis-hating casino pit manager in the movie "3000 Miles to Graceland" in 2001 and a yacht broker in "Captain Ron" in 1992. -
Movies/Films
The Longest Day
Paul Anka stared in one of the most watched movies in 1962 that was a drama/action film that went on for 3 hours. The movie is about Army and Allied forces that plan a huge invasion landing in Normandy, France. Girls Town
Paul also stared in the movie Girls Town that was filmed in 1959. It is a drama film meant for teens and it is about a young woman involved in an accidental death and is sent to a reform school run by nuns. -
Personal Life
Paul married Anne Zogheb, from February 16, 1963, until 2001. They met in 1962 in Puerto Rico. She was a fashion model under a contract to the Eileen Ford Agency. The couple married the following year in a ceremony at Paris-Orly Airport. She quit modeling after their second child was born. They have five daughters: Amelia, Athena, Alicia, Amanda and Alexandra. In 2008, Paul married his personal trainer, Anna Åberg, in Sardinia. They divorced in 2010 and Paul has full custody of their son Ethan. -
Awards and Honors
In 1972, a street in Ottawa was named Paul Anka Drive so that his name will always live in memory. In 1981, the Ottawa City Council named August 26 as "Paul Anka Day" to celebrate his quarter-century in show business, Paul won the Juno Award's for Composer of the Year witch is an award given to song writers in 1975. He has been nominated for Juno Awards many other times. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1980. -
Combacks
After ten years without a top 25 hit record, Paul switched labels and signed with United Artists and in 1974 teamed up with Odia Coates to record the #1 hit, "You're Having My Baby," exposing Paul to a new generation of fans. In 1998, US studio release since Walk a Fine Line in 1983. The album included a new version of "Hold Me 'Til the Morning Comes" once again performed with Peter Cetera. -
Insperational Quotes
For what is a man, what has he got? If not himself, then he has naught. To say the things he truly feels, and not the words of one who kneels. I've always believed that if you don't stay moving, they will throw dirt on you. Canada is a good country to be from. It has a gentler slower pace - it lends perspective. -
Today's Life
Today Paul Anka is a multimillionaire, because of his night club successes, record and publishing royalties, and investments that include two publishing houses. He owns a personal jet, large ranch near Monterey and a home in Las Vegas. In 1991, he bought a percentage of the Ottawa Senators hockey team and is still running with them.
