With lots of class and surprises - including covers of Bon Jovi and Van Halen tunes - veteran|performer Paul Anka made everyone feel better

Having opened his show at the Royal Jubilee Hall last week by appearing out of nowhere in the middle of the audience, Paul Anka never stopped delivering surprises.

The Canadian crooner launched a 30-song set with a medley of "My Way" - for which he wrote the stirring lyrics - his '50s classic "Diana" and "You Are My Destiny", shaking hands with fans all the way to the stage.

The crowd got to know him a whole lot better when he sang "Times of Your Life", with family snapshots beaming from the big screens, and "(You're) Having My Baby" and "Tonight My Love Tonight".

Anka then paused in the proceedings to introduce his wife, with whom he had his first son four years ago.

Showing all the class and skill of his many decades as an entertainer, he interacted wonderfully with the audience while singing "Puppy Love", and he recruited Setha Sirachaya - one of the Impossibles - from the crowd to help sing "Lonely Boy".

More surprises were in store: Anka not only played piano as well, he pulled out a guitar too! And then, in fabulous swing style, he delivered a pair of rockers - Bon Jovi's "It's My Life" and Van Halen's "Jump".