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Paul Anka was one of the biggest teen idols of the late '50s, and a successful songwriter, music businessman, and recording artist well into the 1990s. Born in Ottawa, Ontario in 1941 to parents of Syrian descent who owned a local restaurant, Anka proved to be a child prodigy, beginning his show-business life at the age of 12 as an impressionist. By the age of 14, he was stealing the family car to drive to amateur singing contests in Montreal. In 1956, Anka recorded his first single, "I Confess," financed by his father and released with little promotion on RPM Records. Continue... |
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