# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paul-elstak
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:29:19.265Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/paul-elstak"
name: "Paul Elstak"
slug: "paul-elstak"
description: "Paul Roger Elstak is a Dutch hardcore/gabber and happy hardcore DJ and record producer of Surinamese descent. He used to use his full name to create happy hardcore and DJ Paul for hardcore gabber, but when he started Offensive Records in 2001, he started using both names for gabber."
tagline: "Dutch DJ and record producer (born 1966)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dj-paul-elstak-1305292754.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1966-01-14"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           52.64
  momentum:             16.07682206172029
  historical:           11.782196
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     85
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/djpaulelstak"
    handle:    "djpaulelstak"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/officialpaulelstak"
    handle:    "officialpaulelstak"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1472652/"
    handle:    "nm1472652"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/123hDJRbi4KtCdBaaKNHW6"
    handle:    "123hDJRbi4KtCdBaaKNHW6"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.djpaulelstak.nl"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/207517"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Elstak"
    title: "Paul Elstak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Paul_Elstak"
    title: "DJ Paul Elstak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dj_Paul_Elstak"
    title: "Dj Paul Elstak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Elstak"
    title: "Paul Elstak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Elstak"
    title: "Paul Elstak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Paul_Elstak"
    title: "DJ Paul Elstak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Elstak"
    title: "Paul Elstak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF"
    title: "ポール・エルスタック"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Elstak"
    title: "Paul Elstak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Paul_Elstak"
    title: "DJ Paul Elstak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Paul_Elstak"
    title: "DJ Paul Elstak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/026c4d7c-8dfe-46e8-ab14-cf9304d6863d"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q960974"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1396858"
    title: "Paul Elstak"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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