# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ole-paus-q1771939
# Generated: 2026-08-15T11:52:59.650Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ole-paus-q1771939"
name: "Ole Paus"
slug: "ole-paus-q1771939"
description: "Ole Paus was a Norwegian singer-songwriter and poet, widely regarded as one of the most innovative Norwegian musical figures of the 20th century and \"Norway's most significant troubadour at the time of his death.\" Emerging during the Norwegian ballad revival, Paus was instrumental in defining the genre's direction. Over a career spanning five decades, he released around 40 albums, authored novels, poetry collections, and travelogues. His works spanned from protest songs and satirical ballads to deeply reflective hymns and love songs. He was seen as not merely a musician but a cultural provocateur, using song as a vehicle for political and philosophical exploration. Paus was known for his distinctive individualism, social criticism, and rebellious stance, standing \"fearlessly up for the weakest against the powers that be.\" Often called Norway's \"national troubadour,\" his song \"Mitt lille land\" became a unifying anthem after the 2011 Norway attacks."
tagline: "Norwegian recording artist; musician, songwriter (1947–2023)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ole_Paus_Kongshaugfestivalen_2019_(222958).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Norway"
  isoCode: "NO"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1947-02-09"
deathDate: "2023-12-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.94
  momentum:             0
  historical:           14.08545866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/olepausmusikk"
    handle:    "olepausmusikk"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0667479/"
    handle:    "nm0667479"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://olepaus.no"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "اولى پاوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Paus"
    title: "Ole Paus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Paus_(Musiker)"
    title: "Ole Paus (Musiker)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Paus"
    title: "Ole Paus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Paus"
    title: "Ole Paus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Paus"
    title: "Ole Paus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Paus"
    title: "Ole Paus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Paus"
    title: "Ole Paus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Paus"
    title: "Ole Paus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Paus"
    title: "Ole Paus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Paus"
    title: "Ole Paus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Paus"
    title: "Ole Paus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Paus"
    title: "Ole Paus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B5_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%81"
    title: "Оле Паус"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ole_Paus"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9e51895c-9414-4935-9367-f7a74ab02016"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1771939"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/226203"
    title: "Ole Paus"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump