Páll Óskar

Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson (born 16 March 1970), known internationally as Páll Óskar and Paul Oscar, is an Icelandic pop singer, songwriter and disc jockey. Páll Óskar's musical range spans traditional Icelandic songs, ballads, love songs, disco, house and techno. He released his first album, Stuð, 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 artist. His album of ballads, Palli, was the best-selling Icelandic album of 1995. Páll Óskar 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 Allt fyrir ástina (All in the Name of Love), released in 2007. In Reykjavík, Páll Óskar performs regularly as a disc jockey in clubs and appears on radio and TV shows. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.