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Paul Anka

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Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter and actor. His songs include "Diana", “You Are My Destiny", "Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and "(You're) Having My Baby". Anka also wrote the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson; one of Tom Jones' biggest hits, "She's a Lady"; and 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. He co-wrote three songs with Michael Jackson: "This Is It" (originally titled "I Never Heard") "Love Never Felt So Good", and "Don't Matter to Me", which became posthumous hits for Jackson in 2009, 2014, and 2018, respectively. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Anka is the 143rd most popular singer (up from 178th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Canada (up from 48th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Singer.

Paul Anka is most famous for his song, "Puppy Love," which he wrote when he was 14 years old.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Paul Anka ranks 143 out of 4,381. Before him are Nina Hagen, Art Garfunkel, Jimmie Rodgers, DMX, Astrud Gilberto, and Yma Sumac. After him are Sandra, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Bing Crosby, Jenny Lind, Grace Jones, and Little Richard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Paul Anka ranks 62. Before him are Viktor Zubkov, Frank Farian, Ryan O'Neal, Art Garfunkel, Angelo Scola, and Milan Kučan. After him are Nona Gaprindashvili, Ritchie Valens, Jordi Savall, Michael Howard, Jürgen Prochnow, and Karl Barry Sharpless.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Paul Anka ranks 38 out of 1,622. Before him are Frederick Banting (1891), Bryan Adams (1959), Neil Young (1945), Sidney Altman (1939), Willard Boyle (1924), and Henry Taube (1915). After him are William Shatner (1931), William Vickrey (1914), James Naismith (1861), Jim Peebles (1935), Henry Clinton (1730), and John Sparrow David Thompson (1845).

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Among SINGERS In Canada

Among singers born in Canada, Paul Anka ranks 3. Before him are Celine Dion (1968), and Bryan Adams (1959). After him are Drake (1986), The Weeknd (1990), Mylène Farmer (1961), Grimes (1988), Justin Bieber (1994), Denny Doherty (1940), Shania Twain (1965), Nelly Furtado (1978), and Alanis Morissette (1974).

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