Paul Anka Biography

Paul Anka is a renown Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and author of numerous songs such as Diana, You Are My Destiny, My Home Town, Papa, and many others. He is also the creator of music films and television shows and recipient of a star on the Walk of Fame in Toronto. He released over 120 albums which sold 10 million copies worldwide.

Paul Anka Birthday and age

Paul was born on the 30th of July 1941 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Paul Anka Family

Paul was born to both parents in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is the son of Camelia Tennis and Andrew Emile Andy Anka. His parents were Orthodox Christians of North America who came from the Middle East. Paul was the first child in the family of three sons. He spent his childhood helping in the kitchen and with visitors of his father’s restaurant called Locanda, a favorite place for journalists, politicians, and entrepreneurs

Paul Anka Height and Weight

Paul has a height of 5 feet and 6 inches.

Paul Anka Marriage

Paul’s first wife was Anne de Zogheb, whom he met in 1962 in Paris. Anne is a model of Egyptian descent from France in Puerto Rico. After dating for some time, the couple tied their knot in 1963. The couple was blessed with five children, namely Amelia, Anthea, Alicia, Amanda, and Alexandra. However, in 2001, Anne and Paul divorced after 37 years of marriage.
He then married Anne Aberg, a Swedish model, and actress. She was 30 years old younger than her husband. The couple tied their knot in 2008 and had a son named Ethan. However, the couple divorced in 2011, and the musician sued his ex-wife to get custody of his son, as he disliked his mother.
In October 2016, Paul married his third wife called Lisa Pemberton, after six years of dating. The wedding ceremony was done at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

Paul Anka Career

Anka began his music career by releasing his first single, Diana, which was recorded in mid-1957. In the late 1950s, he performed the hit songs Lonely Boy, You are My Destiny, and Put Your Head on My Shoulder. From 1960 to 1964, Paul collaborated with composer and director Ennio Morricone, singer and songwriter Lucio Battisti, and many others.
Paul wrote the single The Tonight Show, featuring Johnny Carson, the English lyrics for Frank Sinatra’s hit My Way. In the 1960s, she started acting in motion pictures and writing film soundtracks, Longest Day. He wrote several other songs for movies such as Lonely Boy and My Home Town.
In the 1970s, he signed a contract with Buddah Records and released two albums, namely Paul Anka and Jubilation. In 1974, he collaborated with American singer Odia Coates to record the hit Having My Baby, ranked at number one on the music charts. The following year Paul performed several other songs with Odia. Some of them are One Man Woman and I Don’t Like to Sleep Alone.
Nine years later, he performed the single Hold Me Till the Morning Comes alongside Peter Catera, a vocalist and bass guitarist of the band Chicago.
In 1975, he recorded a jingle for Kadak, written by Bill and Roger Nicholas, titled Times of Your Life. It was ranked number 7 on the US pop chart in 1976. Later in the 1970s, he released several other albums like Listen to Your Hear, Headlines, Both Sides of Love and Walk a Fine Line. In 2005, Paul recorded the album Rock Swings for which he received a star on the Walk of Fame in Toronto. His latest songs are Classic Songs, My Way, Songs of December, and Duets.

Paul Anka Salary

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Paul Anka Net Worth

Paul has an estimated net worth of $80 million.