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PAUL
ANKA est un chanteur canadien de variety-pop, de jazz-pop, de
vocal pop et de soft
rock né le 30/07/1941 à Ottawa dans l'Ontario au Canada.
Fils
d'un restaurateur libanais chrétien, il réussit une audition
avec le
producteur d'ABC, DON COSTA, lors d'un voyage à New York, en
chantant
son ode à la babysitter "DIANA" (n°1
aux USA le
09/09/1957 une seule semaine, n°1
en Grande
Bretagne le 30/08/1957 pour 9
semaines, un record,
n°1 en
Australie, Espagne, Wallonie, aux Pays Bas et au Canada, n°2
en Allemagne, Autriche, Belgique, en France en septembre 1958
au hit
Lesueur, n°19 en Italie), totalisant dix millions de copies
vendus à travers le Monde.
Le
chanteur obtiendra deux autres n°1
US avec "LONELY
BOY" (le 13 juillet 1959 pour 4
semaines) et avec "(YOU'RE) HAVING MY BABY" (le
24/08/1974 pour
3 semaines).
Millionaire
avant
sa majorité, PAUL a 125 compositions sous le coude dès 1961.
Il
écrit aussi pour d'autres artistes comme, BUDDY HOLLY, TOM
JONES, WAYNE
NEWTON, SAMMY DAVIS JR. ou ENGELBERT HUMPERDICK. C'est
également lui
qui a traduit en anglais le texte de la chanson "COMME
D'HABITUDE" de
CLAUDE FRANCOIS, devenant "MY WAY".
Le
crooner se marie avec la top model libanaise ANNE DE ZOGHEB à
Paris le
15 février 1963. Il tourne dans des films en plus de sa
carrière
musicale. Et depuis 1996, il partage sa vie entre Las Vegas et
Carmel
en Californie.
1. |
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CONFESS |
1956 |
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2. |
DIANA |
1957 |
01 |
01 |
02 |
3. |
I
LOVE YOU BABY |
1957 |
97 |
03 |
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4. |
TELL
ME THAT YOU LOVE ME |
1957 |
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25 |
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5. |
YOU
ARE MY DESTINY |
1958 |
07 |
06 |
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6. |
CRAZY
LOVE |
1958 |
15 |
26 |
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7. |
MIDNIGHT
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1958 |
69 |
26 |
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8. |
WHAT
YOU'VE DONE TO ME |
1958 |
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9. |
JUST
YOUNG |
1958 |
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10. |
THE
TEEN COMMANDMENTS |
1958 |
29 |
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11. |
(ALL
OF A SUDDEN) MY
HEART SINGS |
1958 |
15 |
10 |
07 |
12. |
LET
THE BELLS KEEP RINGING |
1958 |
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13. |
I
MISS YOU SO |
1959 |
33 |
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14. |
LONELY
BOY |
1959 |
01 |
10 |
08 |
15. |
PUT
YOUR HEAD ON MY
SHOULDER |
1959 |
02 |
07 |
25 |
16. |
IT'S
TIME TO CRY |
1959 |
04 |
28 |
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17. |
PITY,
PITY |
1959 |
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18. |
SING,
SING |
1959 |
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19. |
WAITING
HERE FOR YOU |
1959 |
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20. |
FAIBLES
FEMMES |
1959 |
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21. |
JAMBALAYA |
1960 |
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22. |
MY
HOME TOWN |
1960 |
08 |
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23. |
TRAIN
OF LOVE |
1960 |
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24. |
PUPPY
LOVE |
1960 |
02 |
33 |
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25. |
THE
STORY OF MY LOVE |
1960 |
16 |
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26. |
HELLO
YOUNG LOVERS |
1960 |
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44 |
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27. |
ADAM
AND EVE |
1960 |
90 |
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28. |
SUMMER'S
GONE |
1960 |
11 |
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29. |
SOMETHING
HAPPENED |
1960 |
41 |
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30. |
I
LOVE YOU IN THE SAME OLD WAY |
1960 |
40 |
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31. |
IT'S
CHRISTMAS EVERYWHERE |
1960 |
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32. |
TONIGHT
MY LOVE, TONIGHT |
1961 |
13 |
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33. |
DANCE
ON LITTLE GIRL |
1961 |
10 |
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34. |
CINDERELLA
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1961 |
70 |
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35. |
LOVE
LAND |
1961 |
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36. |
THE
FOOLS HALL OF FAME |
1961 |
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37. |
KISSIN'
ON THE PHONE |
1961 |
35 |
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38. |
I'D
NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU |
1962 |
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39. |
YOU
CAN SHARE YOUR LOVE |
1962 |
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40. |
I'M
COMING HOME |
1962 |
94 |
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41. |
SEND
FOR ME |
1962 |
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42. |
LOVE
ME WARM AND TENDER |
1962 |
12 |
19 |
45 |
43. |
A
STEEL GUITAR AND A
GLASS OF WINE |
1962 |
13 |
41 |
35 |
44. |
LIFE
IS JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES |
1962 |
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45. |
YOU'RE
JUST YOUNG |
1962 |
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46. |
ESO
BESO (THAT KISS !) |
1962 |
19 |
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14 |
47. |
EVERY
NIGHT (WITHOUT YOU) |
1962 |
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48. |
YOU'RE
LOOKING AT ME |
1963 |
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49. |
CRYING
IN THE WIND |
1963 |
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50. |
REMEMBER
DIANA |
1963 |
39 |
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42 |
51. |
HELLO
JIM |
1963 |
97 |
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46 |
52. |
WONDROUS
ARE THE WAYS OF LOVE |
1963 |
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53. |
DID
YOU HAVE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY ? |
1963 |
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54. |
FROM
ROCKING HORSE TO ROCKING CHAIR |
1963 |
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55. |
LOVE
(MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND) |
1963 |
26 |
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56. |
MY
BABY IS COMING HOME |
1964 |
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57. |
SKOKIIAN |
1964 |
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58. |
I
CAN'T SAY A WORD |
1964 |
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59. |
TO
WAIT FOR LOVE |
1964 |
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60. |
SILVIA |
1965 |
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61. |
IN
MY IMAGINATION |
1965 |
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62. |
OGNI
VOLTA |
1965 |
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63. |
THE
LONELINESS BOY IN THE WORLD |
1965 |
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64. |
AS
IF THERE WAS NO TOMORROW |
1966 |
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65. |
OH
SUCH A STRANGER |
1966 |
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66. |
I
WISH |
1966 |
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67. |
CAN'T
GET ALONG VERY WELL WITHOUT YOU |
1966 |
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68. |
IN
THE STILL OF THE NIGHT |
1969 |
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69. |
GOODNIGHT
MY LOVE (PLEASANT DREAMS) |
1969 |
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70. |
HAPPY |
1969 |
86 |
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71. |
SINCERELY |
1969 |
80 |
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72. |
DO
I LOVE YOU |
1971 |
53 |
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73. |
WHY
ARE YOU LEANING ON ME |
1971 |
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74. |
THIS
IS YOUR SONG |
1972 |
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75. |
JUBILATION |
1972 |
65 |
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76. |
DO
I LOVE YOU |
1972 |
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77. |
HEY
GIRL |
1972 |
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78. |
LET
ME GET TO KNOW YOU |
1973 |
80 |
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79. |
(YOU'RE)
HAVING MY BABY |
1974 |
01 |
06 |
15 |
80. |
I
DON'T LIKE TO SLEEP ALONE |
1974 |
08 |
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81. |
TODAY
I BECAME A FOOL |
1975 |
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82. |
TIMES
OF YOUR LIFE |
1975 |
07 |
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83. |
(I
BELIEVE) THERE'S NOTHING STRONGER THAN OUR LOVE |
1975 |
15 |
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84. |
ONE
MAN WOMAN/ONE WOMAN MAN |
1975 |
07 |
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85. |
ANYTIME
(I'LL BE THERE) |
1976 |
33 |
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86. |
CLOSING
DOORS |
1976 |
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87. |
MAKE
IT UP TO ME IN LOVE (avec
O. COATES) |
1976 |
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88. |
WAKE
UP |
1976 |
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89. |
IF
I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER |
1977 |
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90. |
EVERYBODY
OUGHT TO BE IN LOVE |
1977 |
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91. |
HAPPIER |
1977 |
60 |
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92. |
MY
BEST FRIEND'S WIFE |
1977 |
80 |
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93. |
NEVER
GONNA FALL IN LOVE AGAIN |
1977 |
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94. |
THIS
IS LOVE |
1978 |
35 |
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95. |
COMME
AVANT (avec
MIREILLE MATHIEU) |
1979 |
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96. |
HOLD
ME 'TIL THE MORNING COMES |
1983 |
40 |
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97. |
THIS
IS THE FIRST TIME |
1983 |
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98. |
SECOND
CHANCE |
1983 |
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99. |
GIMME
THE WORD |
1985 |
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100. |
NO
WAY OUT {B.O.F.
"No way out"} |
1987 |
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101. |
FREEDOM
FOR THE WORLD (avec
OFRA HAZA) |
1988 |
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102. |
IT'S
HARD TO SAY GOODBYE (avec
CELINE DION) |
1999 |
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103. |
JUMP
<<<
repr. de VAN HALEN |
2005 |
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104. |
WONDERWALL
<<<
repr. d'OASIS |
2005 |
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105. |
IT'S
MY LIFE <<<
repr. de BON JOVI |
2005 |
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106. |
SMELLS
LIKE TEEN SPIRIT <<<
repr. de
NIRVANA |
2005 |
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107. |
I
GO TO EXTREMES <<<
repr. de
BILLY JOEL |
2007 |
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108. |
MR.
BRIGHTSIDE <<<
repr. des KILLERS |
2007 |
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109. |
PENNIES
FROM HEAVEN (avec
MICHAEL BUBLE)
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2013 |
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