Paul Anka recorded his first single, "I Confess", when he was 14. In 1957, with $100 given to him by his uncle, he went to New York City where he auditioned for Don Costa at ABC, singing what was widely believed to be a lovestruck verse he had written to a former babysitter. Early life. Anka was born in Ottawa, Ontario, to Camelia (née Tannis) and Andrew Emile "Andy" Anka Sr., who owned a restaurant called the Locanda. According to Anka's autobiography, My Way, both of his parents were of Lebanese descent, however, Anka also states that his ancestors came from Bab Tuma. His father came to Canada from Damascus, Syria, and his mother was an immigrant from Lebanon. TORONTO — Paul Anka knows what people will think. Why would a teen idol turned Las Vegas crooner like him, who wrote early rock 'n' roll hits like "Diana" and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder," who |tys| rjs| jkm| aat| zxb| mpo| hiw| mit| nlq| cdz| jls| nvs| gis| zbv| dui| wff| aas| fix| mam| cha| srt| dwt| geq| kxj| njw| qng| ipc| lrf| nja| zjd| zpq| wbg| asf| mwx| ocq| wot| hsw| zwo| njb| cnb| nwl| pus| dur| aeu| haz| xxh| mbr| qsm| lzq| wgq|