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Paul Oscar

1970 - Today

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Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson (born 16 March 1970), known internationally as Páll Óskar and Paul Oscar, is an Icelandic pop singer, songwriter and disc jockey. He had a musical childhood, singing at private functions, with choirs and for media advertisements, but was affected by bullying in school and tension between his parents at home. Paul Oscar's musical range spans traditional Icelandic songs, ballads, love songs, disco, house and techno. He released his first album, Stuð (Groove), in 1993 while in New York City, and also sang with Icelandic groups Milljónamæringarnir (The Millionaires) and Casino while establishing a career as a solo artiste. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Oscar is the 2,613th most popular singer (down from 2,466th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 115th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Icelander Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Paul Oscar ranks 2,613 out of 4,381. Before him are Gary, Marta Roure, Misia, Maria Mena, Song Ji-eun, and Jang Wooyoung. After him are Jordan Knight, Eliza Doolittle, Mai Charoenpura, Yunho, Amaia Montero, and Maja Blagdan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Paul Oscar ranks 556. Before him are Josh Hopkins, Carlos Germano, Nagaru Tanigawa, Yoshihiro Tajiri, Tory Belleci, and Hakeem Jeffries. After him are Jordan Knight, Zdravko Zdravkov, José Francisco Molina, Carlos Moedas, Olimpiada Ivanova, and Satoru Yoshida.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Paul Oscar ranks 119 out of 190. Before him are Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner (1967), Anita Briem (1982), Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1979), Steingrímur J. Sigfússon (1955), Birkir Már Sævarsson (1984), and Hera Hilmar (1988). After him are Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (1990), Jónína Leósdóttir (1954), Georg Hólm (1976), Heimir Hallgrímsson (1967), Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson (1980), and Gylfi Sigurðsson (1989).

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Among SINGERS In Iceland

Among singers born in Iceland, Paul Oscar ranks 7. Before him are Halla Margrét Árnadóttir (1964), Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir (1986), Hera Björk (1972), Eiríkur Hauksson (1959), Emilíana Torrini (1977), and Daði Freyr (1992). After him are Selma Björnsdóttir (1974), Svala (1977), Sigga (1962), Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson (1977), Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir (1982), and Diljá (2001).

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