Paul Anka Memorabilia & Collectibles

Anka also wrote some popular music for The Tonight Show, which starred Johnny Carson. His song writing career made him so popular during those times and enabled him to work with the lyrics of “She’s a Lady” and “My Way”.

At age 14, he recorded his first single entitled “I Confess”. In 1957, he traveled towards New York City in order to audition at ABC. During...   more

Anka also wrote some popular music for The Tonight Show, which starred Johnny Carson. His song writing career made him so popular during those times and enabled him to work with the lyrics of “She’s a Lady” and “My Way”.

At age 14, he recorded his first single entitled “I Confess”. In 1957, he traveled towards New York City in order to audition at ABC. During the audition, he sung a love struck verse, which he had written to his former babysitter.

His song entitled “Diana” propelled his career at the peak because the song ranked number one on the US and Canadian music charts. According to sources, the song is among the best selling singles sung by a Canadian singer. Anka was indeed a singing sensation that time and he followed up with four other songs, which eventually made their way to the Top 20 list. These hits instantly made him one of the popular teen idols during that time. With his skyrocketing fame, he successfully toured Great Britain and Australia along with Buddy Holly.

In 1983, Anka and Michael Jackson wrote “I Never Heard”; however, the song received a new name and was released in 2009 under the title “This is it”. Aside from that, Anka also co-wrote Jackson’s "Love Never Felt So Good” in 1983.