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Anka began including the song in his concert appearances, particularly during his shows in Las Vegas, Nevada. The performance is often accompanied by a video montage featuring Anka and his family and friends. [4] In 2015, Anka's recording was used in a series of retrospective promos for the final season of the AMC television series Mad Men.
Australian singer Derek Redfern covered the song, which peaked at number 71 on the Australian Kent Music Report in 1974. [6] American singer Leif Garrett released a cover of the song in 1978, which eventually reached number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100. [7] American rapper and singer Doja Cat sampled it in her 2021 song "Freak."
Paul Albert Anka was born in Ottawa, Ontario, to Camelia (née Tannis) and Andrew Emile "Andy" Anka Sr., who owned a restaurant called the Locanda. [2] According to Anka's autobiography, My Way, both of his parents were of Lebanese Christian descent; however, he also states in his autobiography that his ancestors came from Bab Tuma, in Syria.
The song was going to be a solo effort by Anka, but the unknown Coates, whom Anka had met while on tour, was at the studio during the recording session. Upon suggestion by United Artists recording executive Bob Skaff, the song became a duet. [3] Released in late June 1974, "(You're) Having My Baby" climbed the chart and became Anka's third No ...
It was 1957 -- sixty years ago -- when a 16-year-old Paul Anka used an uncle's gift of $100 to travel to New York City. He auditioned for ABC's Dan Costa. By 1958, he was a star.
"Diana" is a song written and first performed by Paul Anka, [2] who recorded it in May 1957 at Don Costa’s studio in New York City. Anka stated in his autobiography that the song was inspired by a girl named Diana Ayoub (13 March 1939 – 1 December 2022), [3] whom he had met at his church and community events, and had developed a crush on ...
Anessa Anka-Powell is the 13-year-old granddaughter of award-winning singer Paul Anka. She's a success story in baseball as a pitcher and hitter, but like her grandfather - she's also an ...
Anka recorded the song as a duet with Odia Coates, the second of four consecutive duets with Coates that he released as singles and became hits. The 1974 single release was an international hit, peaking at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 , No. 5 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart [ 2 ] and No. 2 in Canada. [ 3 ]