Paul Oscar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Paul Oscar

Icelandic pop singer, songwriter and disc jockey

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1970

Place of Birth: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland

Profession: disc jockey, singer, singer-songwriter

Nationality: Iceland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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About Paul Oscar

  • 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.
  • He came out as gay to his family at the age of 16 years. 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.
  • His album of ballads, Palli, was the best-selling Icelandic album of 1995.
  • Paul Oscar came to international attention when he performed "Minn hinsti dans" ("My Final Dance"), Iceland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1997.
  • His most recent album is Silfursafnið (The Silver Collection, 2008).
  • In Reykjavík, Paul Oscar performs regularly as a disc jockey in clubs and appears on radio and TV shows.

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