Paul Anka

Paul Albert Anka, OC (ˈæŋkə, بول عنقا; born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and actor. He rose to fame such songs as "Diana", "Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and "(You're) Having My Baby". Famous music Anka wrote for other people includes the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and "She's a Lady, one of Tom Jones' biggest hits. He also set English lyrics to the music of Claude François and Jacques Revaux's "Comme d'habitude", creating Frank Sinatra's signature song, "My Way".

In 1983, Anka co-wrote the song "I Never Heard" with Michael Jackson, which wasn't released until 2009 under the title "This Is It"^[1]. An additional song from the same session, "Love Never Felt So Good", was released in 2014 on Jackson's posthumous album Xscape. The song was also covered by Johnny Mathis in 1984.

In 1990, Anka became a naturalized US citizen.

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References

↑ "'New' Jackson song penned in 1983", BBC News, October 13, 2009. Retrieved on September 09, 2019.

MALE MUSICIANS RELATED TO THE PRODUCTION OF SING
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[1] "'New' Jackson song penned in 1983", BBC News, October 13, 2009. Retrieved on September 09, 2019.

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