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Ole Paus

Norwegian recording artist; musician, songwriter (1947–2023)
Person Human Q1771939

Facts

37 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[34]
Date of birth
February 9, 1947
Date of death
December 12, 2023
Place of birth
Oslo
Place of death
Drammen
Country of citizenship
Norway[17]
Occupation
ballad singer, writer, songwriter, recording artist, program host, Liedermacher, composer[19][20]
Member of political party
Conservative Students' Association[36]
Award received
Spelleman Folk music Award, Leif Justers Award, Lyricist Fund Award, Booth Award, Solprisen, Spellemann Award of the year, Jury Honorary Award in Spellemannprisen, Norwegian radio listeners' Society's prize, Anders Jahre's Art and Culture Prize, Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎, Edvard-prisen for tekst til musikk[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Father
Ole Paus[11]
Mother
Else Paus[12]
Spouse
Anne-Karine Strøm, Randi Heide, Benedicte Paus[13][14][15]
Child
Marcus Paus[16]
Sibling
Peter Paus
Genre
visa[37]
Official website
olepaus.no[45]
Cause of death
stroke[41]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Norwegian[50]
Copyright representative
TONO
Date of burial or cremation
January 4, 2024
Described by source
Hvem er Hvem? (2008)[49]
Different from
Ole Paus
Discography
Ole Paus discography[39]
Show all 37 facts +13
End of work period
2016
Family
Paus family[35]
Family name
Paus[42]
Given name
Ole, Christian[43][44]
Instrument
guitar, voice[47][48]
Manner of death
natural causes[46]
Member of
To Rustne Herrer, Geilokameratene[32][33]
Name in native language
Ole Christian Paus
Native language
Norwegian[18]
Place of burial
Vestre gravlund[10]
Record label
Kirkelig Kulturverksted[38]
Start of work period
1970
Unmarried partner
Henny Moan[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ole Christian Paus en Ole Paus da Ole Christian Paus fi Ole Christian Paus sv Ole Christian Paus uk Оле Паус zh 奥勒·鲍斯 zh 奧利·鮑斯 zh-hant 歐勒·帕斯
🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
0000000079083742
VIAF cluster ID
43911679
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no98022633
GND ID
1052456650
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ole Paus Kongshaugfestivalen 2019 (222958).jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90081486
CineMagia person ID
156165
DBC author ID
87097991802848
Deezer artist ID
241402
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1052456650
Discogs artist ID
325339
Facebook username
olepausmusikk
Show all 48 identifiers +36
Find a Grave memorial ID
263220042
Freebase ID
/m/0957yc
Geni profile ID
6000000019911199955
Genius artist ID
Ole-paus
Genius artist numeric ID
189037
Goodreads author ID
818482
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Ole_Paus
HAND ID
F46D-D43C-9E94-81AA-0FEC
IMDb ID
nm0667479
IPI name number
00060418207
Kinobox person ID
895503
Libris-URI
97mqt9ct3bpdl8k
LyricsTranslate ID
ole-paus-lyrics.html
MusicBrainz artist ID
9e51895c-9414-4935-9367-f7a74ab02016
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000125551
National Library of Latvia ID
000040906
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:kM5;=BT
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812366314005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071247556
Norsk biografisk leksikon ID
Ole_Paus
Plex person key
5d77685b5af944001f2008bf
Prabook ID
2111838
RILM ID
176798
Rockipedia artist ID
ole_paus-7099
SBN author ID
UBOV209127
SELIBR ID
283105
Sceneweb artist ID
20722
SecondHandSongs artist ID
62973
Songkick artist ID
204947
TMDB person ID
226203
TV Maze person ID
261372
Universal Music France artist ID
20000165431
WikiTree person ID
Paus-74
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvxvCK3MdrJdTm3T48grq
Yale LUX ID
person/380c6f38-0113-48b6-b3c3-fbd745935e13
ČSFD person ID
661795

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Mb:performer of 34
Lise Madsen, Moses og de andre, Blues for Pyttsan Jespersens pårørende, Den velsignede, Frolandia, Kildens bredd, Kjellersanger, Salmer på veien hjem, Sanger fra gutterommet +26 more
Mb:lyricist 8
Født på et fjell, Født på et fjell, Nå kommer jeg og tar deg, Nå kommer jeg og tar deg, Blues for Pyttsan Jespersens pårørende (sang), Blues for Pyttsan Jespersens pårørende (sang), Hellige Natt, Hellige Natt
Mb:composer 6
Født på et fjell, Født på et fjell, Nå kommer jeg og tar deg, Nå kommer jeg og tar deg, Blues for Pyttsan Jespersens pårørende (sang), Blues for Pyttsan Jespersens pårørende (sang)
Award received 5
Norwegian radio listeners' Society's prize, Spellemann Award of the year, Leif Justers Award, Booth Award, Solprisen
Occupation 4
writer, songwriter, recording artist, program host
Given name 2
Christian, Ole
Instrument 2
guitar, voice
Mb:label founder 2
Zarepta, Zarepta
Cause of death 1
stroke
Child 1
Marcus Paus
Children (paternal) 1
Marcus Paus
Compositions 1
Mitt lille land
Country of citizenship 1
Norway
Family 1
Paus family
Father 1
Ole Paus
Genre 1
visa
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Norwegian
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:member of band 1
To Rustne Herrer
Mb:parent 1
Marcus Paus
Member of political party 1
Conservative Students' Association
Native language 1
Norwegian
Parent of 1
Ole Paus
Place of birth 1
Oslo
Place of burial 1
Vestre gravlund
Place of death 1
Drammen
Record label 1
Kirkelig Kulturverksted
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Anne-Karine Strøm
Spouses 1
Anne-Karine Strøm
Unmarried partner 1
Henny Moan
← Lyricist 1
Mitt lille land
← Mb:involved with 1
Henny Moan
← Mb:married 1
Anne-Karine Strøm
← Performer 1
Mitt lille land
← Unmarried partner 1
Henny Moan
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Summary

Ole Paus was born on February 9, 1947[1], in Oslo[2]. He died on December 12, 2023[3], in Drammen[4]. He worked as a ballad singer[5], writer[6], songwriter[7], recording artist[8], and program host[9].

FAQs

Where was Ole Paus born?

Ole Paus's place of birth was Oslo[2].

Where did Ole Paus die?

Ole Paus died in Drammen[4].

Who were Ole Paus's parents?

Ole Paus's father was Ole Paus[11]. Ole Paus's mother was Else Paus[12].

Who was Ole Paus married to?

Ole Paus's spouses include Anne-Karine Strøm[13], Randi Heide[14], and Benedicte Paus[15].

What did Ole Paus do for work?

Ole Paus worked as a ballad singer[5], writer[6], songwriter[7], recording artist[8], and program host[9].

What awards did Ole Paus receive?

Honors received include Spelleman Folk music Award[21], Leif Justers Award[22], Lyricist Fund Award[23], and Booth Award[24].

Related Entities

Marcus Paus Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Dagbladet. Retrieved . dagbladet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Norwegian Authority File: Persons and Corporate Bodies. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . klikk.no. Retrieved . klikk.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . klikk.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . klikk.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [35] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . uio.no. uio.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . kongehuset.no. kongehuset.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . TONO. Retrieved . tono.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [40] ↑ . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved . klikk.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . nrk.no. Retrieved . nrk.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [3] ↑ . Dagbladet. Retrieved . dagbladet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . nrk.no. Retrieved . nrk.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Deezer artist ID → 241402
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    Occupation → ballad singer, writer, songwriter +1
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    Described by source → Hvem er Hvem? (2008)
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