Paul Anka

Paul Anka

Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Lebanese-Canadian singer and songwriter. He began singing as a child, first starting in the St Elijah Syrian Orthodox Church choir in Ottawa. As a student at Ottawa's Fisher Park High School he was part of a trio called the Bobby Soxers. Encouraged by his parents, at age 14 he recorded his first single, I Confess. In 1957 he went to New York City where he auditioned for ABC, singing a lovestruck verse he had written to a former babysitter, Diana Ayoub. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

03/11/1966
Poor Old World
Mimed Studio Performance

LAST

04/10/1974
(you're) Having My Baby
Music Video

TOTAL
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2

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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Mimed Performances

1

Repeat Performances

0

Live Performances

0

Satellite Performances

0

Music Videos

1

Linked Performances

0

Artist Appearances

Episode Performance
04/10/1974 (you're) Having My Baby
Music Video
03/11/1966 Poor Old World
Mimed Studio Performance

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