Frankie_Violet - You Are My Destiny
Frankie_Violet
Aug 03, 2025 02:16am
<p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">"</strong><strong>You Are My Destiny" is a song written and performed by </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Anka" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Paul Anka</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">. It was recorded in September 1957 and released in late fall </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_in_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>1957</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, reaching number seven on the US </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong><em>Billboard 100</em></strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> early in 1958, number fourteen on the R&B chart,</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Are_My_Destiny_(song)#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>[1]</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> and number two in Canada.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Are_My_Destiny_(song)#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>[2]</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> The song was also released in the UK, where it reached number six. The flip-side was also number 39 in </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHUM_Chart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Canada</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Are_My_Destiny_(song)#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>[3]</strong></a></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(16, 20, 24);">Cover versions</strong></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">· The same year of the Paul Anka release, </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalida" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Dalida</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> released a French version called "Tu m'étais destinée".</strong></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">· In 1959, the </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Argentine</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> vocal group </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Los_Cinco_Latinos&action=edit&redlink=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(191, 60, 44);"><strong>Los Cinco Latinos</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> released a Spanish version under the title "Tu eres mi destino".</strong></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">· In 1960, Italian rock singer </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina_(Italian_singer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Mina</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> recorded an English-language version with fellow Italian band, the Happy Boys.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Are_My_Destiny_(song)#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>[10]</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> Their rendition was later used in a dancing scene in the American drama film </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brutalist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong><em>The Brutalist</em></strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> (2024).</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Are_My_Destiny_(song)#cite_note-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>[11]</strong></a></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">· In 1975, French artist </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guy_Bonnardot&action=edit&redlink=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(191, 60, 44);"><strong>Guy Bonnardot</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> [</strong><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Bonnardot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>fr</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">] released a French version as the B-side of "Oui, Je Suis Fou D'amour (Crazy Love)" on </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMI_Path%C3%A9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>EMI Pathé</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</strong></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">· For the 2007 album </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Songs,_My_Way" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong><em>Classic Songs, My Way</em></strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, Anka re-recorded the song as a duet with </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bubl%C3%A9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Michael Bublé</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Are_My_Destiny_(song)#cite_note-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>[12]</strong></a></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">· In 2009, Greek artist Vassilikos released his own cover of the song in his debut solo album "Vintage: Songs I Wish I Had Written".</strong></p>