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anka at the 2007 north sea jazz festival 1955 -- present ottawa , ontario , canada abc-paramount , columbia , emi columbia , rca , united artists paul anka solo_singer 30 july 1941 vocals , piano , guitar pop , soft rock , jazz , doo-wop paulanka07.jpg paul anka
 paul albert anka singer , songwriter
paul anka

paul albert anka , -lrb- born july 30 , 1941 -rrb- is a canadian singer -lrb- from syrian and lebanese parents -rrb- , songwriter , and actor .
anka became famous in the late 1950s , 1960s , and 1970s with hit songs like `` diana '' , `` lonely boy '' , `` put your head on my shoulder '' , and '' -lrb- you 're -rrb- having my baby '' .
he wrote such well-known music as the theme for `` the tonight show starring johnny carson '' and one of tom jones 's biggest hits , `` she 's a lady '' , as well as the english lyrics for frank sinatra 's signature song , `` my way '' , which has been covered by many including elvis presley .
he was inducted into canada 's walk of fame in 2005 .
in 1983 , he co-wrote the song `` i never heard '' with michael jackson .
it was retitled and released in 2009 under the name `` this is it '' .
an additional song that jackson co-wrote with anka from this 1983 session , `` love never felt so good '' , was since discovered and was released on jackson 's posthumous album `` xscape '' in 2014 .
the song was also released by johnny mathis in 1984 .
anka became a naturalized us citizen in 1990 .
