Paul Anka

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actor composer human singer songwriter

Paul Anka is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actor best known for pop hits like "Diana" and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" and for writing songs for artists such as Frank Sinatra.

Aliases (2)

My Way ×1
Paul Albert Anka ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor → composer → human → singer → songwriter →
adaptedFrom	Comme d’habitude →
birthName	Paul Albert Anka →
countryOfCitizenship	Canada → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1941-07-30 →
ethnicOrigin	Lebanese →
father	Andrew Emile Anka →
genre	adult contemporary → pop →
hasChild	Amanda Anka →
instrument	piano → vocals →
languageOfWorkOrName	English → French →
mother	Camelia Tannis →
name	Paul Anka →
notableAchievement	inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame →
notableAlbum	Classic Songs, My Way → Diana → Paul Anka (1958 album) → Rock Swings →
notableAward	Juno Award →
notableWork	Diana → Lonely Boy → My Way → Puppy Love → Put Your Head on My Shoulder → She’s a Lady → You Are My Destiny →
occupation	actor → record producer → singer → songwriter →
performedBy	Frank Sinatra →
placeOfBirth	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada →
residence	United States of America →
spouse	Anna Anka → Anne de Zogheb →
wroteLyricsFor	My Way →
wroteSongFor	Buddy Holly → Celine Dion → Frank Sinatra → Michael Jackson → Sammy Davis Jr. → Tom Jones →
yearsActive	1950s–present →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Paul Anka ("Paul Albert Anka") →	birthName
The Longest Day →	castMember
Hello (Lionel Richie song) →	hasCoverVersionBy
Paul Anka →	name
The Tonight Show →	themeMusicComposer