Paul Anka

Paul Albert Anka OC (born July 30, 1941)^[1] is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. He is best known for such songs as Diana (1957) and Lonely Boy (1959).

Paul Anka OC
Anka in 1995
Born	Paul Albert Anka (1941-07-30) July 30, 1941 (age 83) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian Syrian American
Occupations	Singer-songwriter actor
Years active	1955–present
Spouse(s)	Anne de Zogheb ​ ​ (m. 1963; div. 2001)​ Anna Åberg ​ ​ (m. 2008; div. 2010)​ Lisa Pemberton ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	6
Musical career
Genres	Pop soft rock jazz doo-wop rock-and-roll swing music
Instruments	Vocals piano guitar
Labels	ABC-Paramount EMI Columbia Artone RCA Victor United Artists Columbia Buddah Warner Bros.
Website	paulanka.com

Anka was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2005.^[2]

Personal life

Anka was born in Ottawa, Ontario to Camelia and Andrew Emile "Andy" Anka, Sr. They owned a restaurant named the Locanda.^[3] His parents were both Antiochian Orthodox Christians in Syria.^[4] Anka's mother was Canadian-Lebanese "from a small town of, in Syria " and Anka's father was Syrian.^[5]

Anka grew up singing in the St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church choir. He went to Fisher Park High School where he was part of a vocal trio called the Bobby Soxers.^[6][7]

He became an American citizen in 1990. He is married to Polish-born Anna Anka.