“TIFF: Paul Anka Sings “My Way” at Toronto Doc Premiere Dinner”

The legendary Canadian singer-songwriter performed on stage at a dinner after ‘Paul Anka: His Way' had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.

Paul Anka performed “My Way,” the signature song made famous in 1969 by Frank Sinatra, on stage at a post-premiere dinner for Paul Anka: His Way, a documentary about the Canadian singer-songwriting legend that had a world bow at the Toronto Film Festival.

The celebratory dinner at Union Station in Toronto had Anka, now 83 years of age, recounting a career over decades and genres. He recalled at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami being told by Sinatra at a dinner that he was about to quit show business.

“I’ve had enough,” Anka said he was told, but not before Sinatra added he needed to complete one last album. With his young wife Mia Farrow at his side, the legendary singer added: “You never wrote me that song.”