SINGER

Paul Oscar

1970 - Today

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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. Paul Oscar's musical range spans traditional Icelandic songs, ballads, love songs, disco, house and techno. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Oscar has received more than 108,291 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Paul Oscar is the 2,465th most popular singer (up from 2,828th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 126th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Icelander Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Paul Oscars by language

Over the past year Paul Oscar has had the most page views in the with 14,508 views, followed by Icelandic (3,758), and German (1,825). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Persian (288.89%), Southern Azerbaijani (90.63%), and Hungarian (82.24%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Paul Oscar ranks 2,465 out of 4,381. Before him are Ivy Queen, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Taio Cruz, Chalermpol Malakham, Tamara Todevska, and Deniece Williams. After him are Magnus Carlsson, Kerli, Rag'n'Bone Man, Kishori Amonkar, Kâzım Koyuncu, and Becky G.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Paul Oscar ranks 528. Before him are Christopher Luxon, Raúl González, Antoni Lima, Tony Hale, Ray Luzier, and Julie Halard-Decugis. After him are Michel van der Aa, Rubi, Lars Vogt, Joumana Haddad, Chris Henderson, and Bo Hamburger.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Paul Oscar ranks 115 out of 190. Before him are Birgitta Jónsdóttir (1967), Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1979), Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner (1967), Jónsi (1975), Birkir Már Sævarsson (1984), and Anita Briem (1982). After him are Hera Hilmar (1988), Ólafur Arnalds (1986), Aron Gunnarsson (1989), Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (1988), Jónína Leósdóttir (1954), and Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir (1984).

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Among SINGERS In Iceland

Among singers born in Iceland, Paul Oscar ranks 4. Before him are Emilíana Torrini (1977), Eiríkur Hauksson (1959), and Hera Björk (1972). After him are Sigga (1962), Halla Margrét Árnadóttir (1964), Selma Björnsdóttir (1974), Svala (1977), Daði Freyr (1992), Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson (1977), Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir (1982), and Ásgeir Trausti (1992).

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