Biography
PAUL ALBERT ANKA - Canadian-American singer and composer, author of more than 900 hits, including "Diana", "You are My Destiny", "My Home Town", "Papa" and many others. Released 120 albums sold in the amount of 10 million copies around the world, not counting the singles, the creator of music for films and television shows, awarded the star at the "Alley of Glory" in Toronto.Childhood and youth
Gender Anka was born on July 30, 1941 in the capital of Canada, Ottawa. His parents of Camellia Tannis and Andrew Emil Andy Anka were immigrants from the Middle East, followers of the Antioch Orthodox Archbishopia of North America. The floor, the eldest of the 3 brothers, conducted a childhood, helping in the kitchen and communicating with the visitors of the Father's restaurant, "Locanda", a popular recreation point of journalists, politicians and businessmen.
Anka began to make music early: Sang in the Cathedral Church of St. Ilya under the leadership of Federica Karma, studied the theory of music, mastered the piano. Education The boy received in High School Fisher Park, where there was part of the vocal trio Bobby Soxers. Paul was self-confident and lived with dreams of the scene, he with his team performed at every amateur party, to which he could get by the mother's car without her knowledge.
Shortly after the 15th day of the birth of Anca left for the uncle in Los Angeles hoping to start a singer's career. The floor called recording studios in search of audition, he was lucky on Modern Records, agreed to record the single of the BLAU-WILE Deverest Fontaine.
A year later, the young man convinced his father to let him go to New York. Andrew agreed under one condition: if the floor does not succeed, he will have to return home, in Ottawa.
In New York, Anka met with Don Kostya, the Executive Director of ABC / Paramount Records, who paid the time to persistent young man. Hearing how a teenager plays his songs on the piano, Costa called his colleagues, and after a few days Andrew Ancu was summoned to New York to sign a contract with the studio on behalf of the Minor Son.
Music
The first single of the floor of Anki "Diana" was recorded in the middle of 1957. The song dedicated to the youthful love, produced Furore: a few weeks she was a composition number 1 worldwide, sales reached 20 million copies.
The young singer became an unofficial idol teenage. At the end of the 1950s, Anca was successfully toured by various countries, performing the Hits "Lonely Boy", "You Are My Destiny" and "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" for jubilant fans. The whole world was delighted with the work of young dating, the exception was the native city, where the youth hiped the musician show, and he did not return with concerts in Ottawa for decades.
From 1960 to 1964, Anca fell to the music market of Italy. He intensively collaborated with the composer and director Annio Morrison, Singer-songwriter Lusio Battishi and others, repeatedly performed at the festival in San Remo. His official discography has 9 singles issued by RCA Italiana.
In the early 60s, the crisis came in the creative biography of Anquie, the popularity went to the decline. Beatles, Rolling Stones and other groups performed on the fore. The insightful and seamless businessman by nature, the singer for $ 250 thousand. Booked out the right to his music from Paramount Records and began to create compositions for other performers, among which Buddy Holly and Connie Francis.
Paul quickly became famous as the author of the songs: he wrote a song to the "Evening Show" of John Carson, which sounded 1.4 million times, English Text to Hit Frank Sinatra "My Way", which Anca later performed with Julio Iglesias, the most famous composition Tom Jones "She's A Lady" and many others.
In the 1960s, Anca began to film, as well as writing soundtracks to the films, the most famous composition for the picture "The longest day", where Paul starred as Ranger Army of the US Army, which became the official march of the Canadian airborne regiment. Other songs written for a large screen, "Lonely Boy" and "My Home Town". At the same time, the floor spoke with his repertoire in Las Vegas Casino.
In the early 1970s, the author and the Contractor signed a contract with the studio Buddah Records and released 2 albums - "Paul Anka" and "Jubilation" who did not have success. During these years, British singers and musicians dominated the top of the musical Olympus.
The plates disappointed by failure, Anka changed the label and began cooperation with United Artists. In 1974, he united in a duet with the American singer Odina Kotus and recorded Hit "Youre) Having My Baby," who returned the performer to the former popularity and became number 1 in the music charts.
In the same year, the floor sang several more songs with Odio, 2 of which were included in the top 10: "One Man Woman / One Woman Man" and "I Don't Like to Sleep Alone". And after 9 years, Anka performed the duet "Hold Me 'Til The Mornin' Comes" with Peter Sperse, vocalist and bass guitarist of the Chicago group, which was No. 2 in Chart Adult Contemporary.
In 1975, Anca recorded Jingle for Kodak, written by Bill Lena and Roger Nichols, called "Times of Your Life". He became so popular that the musician recorded it as a complete song that reached the 7th line in the American pop chart in 1976.
In the 1970s and 1980s, the Anka floor released a number of albums: "Listen To Your Heart", "Headlines", "Both Sides of Love", "Walk A Fine Line" and others. The new splash of popularity by the Contractor brought the record "A Body of Work" in 1998, where, among other songs, there was a duet with Canadian pop divine Celine "It's Hard to Say Goodbye". Subsequently, a video clip was removed on this song.
The album "Rock Swings" of 2005 Anca wrote with modern musical tendencies. For this work, the author received a star on the "Alley of Glory" in Toronto.
In 2009, Paul declared the rights to the posthumous hit Michael Jackson "This Is IT". He argued that the song created in collaboration with the king of pop music. After the proceedings, 50% of copyright on the composition was transferred to the composer. The latest Studio Albums of the Poland Anki today are "Classic Songs, My Way" (2007), "Songs of December" (2011), "Duets" (2013).
Personal life
In 1962, In Puerto Rico, Anka met Anna de Zoebeeb, a model of Egyptian origin from France. Young people got married in Paris in 1963. Anna threw a career to raise five children: Amelia, Antea, Alicia, Amanda and Alexandria. Marriage collapsed in 2001, after 37 years of living.
Anqua's second wife became Anna Aberg, the Swedish model and actress was for 30 years younger than her husband. The couple got married in 2008, they were born the son of Ethan. After the divorce in 2010, the musician was joined with a former wife for custody over a boy who experienced hostility to his mother. In 2017, Anca won the case and took the son.
In October 2016, Paul married the 3rd time. This time his chosen was Lisa Pemberton, with which the musician met in the last 6 years.
The ceremony was held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The next day, Anca boasted changes in his personal life in Instagram: under the photo of the altar he wrote:
"Yesterday I married an incredible woman ... Love my life!".In 2013, the autobiography of Paul Anki "My Way" was published, written in co-authorship with David Dalton.
Floor anca now
The field of Anca continues to perform with concerts. Now he is touring with the tour "The Anka Sings Sinatra" dedicated to Frank Sinatra. In addition to the songs of the Great Artist, the musician executes his hits of different years. In 2018-2019, the speeches of Paul Anqui will be held in the USA, Canada and Puerto Rico.
In addition, the new album of the musician is preparing for the exit, which will enter the duet with the American Country singer Willie Nelson.
Discography
- 1958 - "Paul Anka"
- 1960 - "Swings for Young Lovers"
- 1968 - "Goodnight My Love"
- 1972 - "Paul Anka"
- 1972 - "Jubilation"
- 1978 - "Listen To Your Heart"
- 1981 - "Both Sides of Love"
- 1983 - "Walk A Fine Line"
- 2005 - "Rock Swings"
- 2007 - "Classic Songs, My Way"
- 2011 - "Songs of December"
- 2013 - "DUETS"