Ole Paus
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Ole Paus (born Ole Christian Paus on 9 February 1947; died 12 December 2023) was a Norwegian singer, songwriter, poet and author who is remembered as perhaps the foremost troubadour of the contemporary Norwegian ballad tradition (Norwegian: visebølgen). Noted for his consistent use of Norwegian, he encouraged other Norwegian musicians to use Norwegian rather than English. Through his music, books, revues and TV-appearances, he held a unique position in Norwegian culture and was described as th
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ole
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Place of birth
- Skien
- Place of death
- Bygdøy
- Occupation
- industrialist
- Languages spoken
- Norwegian
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- Ole Paus, 1916 (cropped).jpg
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- Ole Paus, industrialist
- date of birth
- 1846-10-24
- date of death
- 1931-03-20
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