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's biggest
hits, "She's a Lady". He also wrote the English lyrics to Claude
François and Jacques Revaux's music for Frank Sinatra's signature
song, "My Way", which has been recorded by many, including Elvis
Presley.In 1983, he co-wrote the song "I Never Heard" with Michael
Jackson. It was retitled and released in 2009, under the title "This
Is It". An additional song that Jackson co-wrote with Anka from the
1983 session, "Love Never Felt So Good", was released in 2014 on
Jackson's posthumous album Xscape. The song was also released by
Johnny Mathis in 1984.
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's biggest
hits, "She's a Lady". He also wrote the English lyrics to Claude
François and Jacques Revaux's music for Frank Sinatra's signature
song, "My Way", which has been recorded by many, including Elvis
Presley.In 1983, he co-wrote the song "I Never Heard" with Michael
Jackson. It was retitled and released in 2009, under the title "This
Is It". An additional song that Jackson co-wrote with Anka from the
1983 session, "Love Never Felt So Good", was released in 2014 on
Jackson's posthumous album Xscape. The song was also released by
Johnny Mathis in 1984.
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