Anthea Anka
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Anthea Anka is an American
United States
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 screenwriter
Screenwriter
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, singer and internet blogger
Blog
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. She is the daughter of American/Canadian singer and performer Paul Anka
Paul Anka
Paul Albert Anka, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor.Anka first became famous as a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like "Diana'", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"...

 and model Anne De Zogheb.

Singing

Anthea trained in Los Angeles with vocal coach, Ron Anderson.

Anthea has toured the U.S.A, Mexico and Canada and recorded two singles with her father Paul Anka Her first single "Do I Love You" features Barry Gibb
Barry Gibb
Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major...

 from the Bee Gees
Bee Gees
The Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a...

. "Do I Love You" was released on Paul Ankas album Body Of Work. Anthea's second single, a Spanish version of "Do I Love You" entitled "Yo Te Amo" was released on the Spanish album Amigos which features tracks from Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...

, Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri is a Mexican singer. He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México"...

 and Julio Iglesias
Julio Iglesias
Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva , better known simply as Julio Iglesias, is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million records worldwide in 14 languages and released 77 albums. According to Sony Music Entertainment, he is one of the top 15 best selling music artists in history,...

. Both albums were certified Gold.

Anthea has performed on various commercials including Snickers
Snickers
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 and Virgin.

Writing

Anthea writes for the screen and internet and has had a script optioned with Jerry Weintraub
Jerry Weintraub
Jerry Weintraub is an American film producer and former chairman and CEO of United Artists. He now lives in Palm Desert, California.-Life and career:...

along with her own blog entitled "Delighted & Distubured", a social commentary blog.

Anthea currently has a screenplay entitled "Battlecreek" in pre-production with Alison Eastwood (Clint's daughter) set to direct.
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