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| Born | Paul Albert Anka July 30, 1941 |
| Nationality | Canadian Syrian American |
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| 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 |
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| Website | paulanka |
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).
Anka was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2005.[2]
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.