- Born
- Died
- Ole Paus was born on February 9, 1947 in Norway. He was an actor and writer, known for Et lite grøss? (1973), Bilder fra Herr Schmidt's vandring med hund (1983) and De blå ulvene (1993). He died on December 12, 2023 in Drammen, Norway.
- Have been a well known musican (vise-sanger) in Norway since the 1970's.
- Debuted with his first album in 1970.
- He was the father of composer Marcus Paus.
- Ole Paus himself reflected on death several times, not least when he received Musikk-Norge's highest award in 2014. The year before, his friends in "The Monroes" had; Eivind Rølles and Lage Fosheim, both passed away. In 2014, record director Per Eirik Johansen and music profiler Tor Milde also disappeared.
- A song that will forever be linked to Ole Paus is "Mitt lille land". Paus originally wrote it for the Yes side during the EU referendum in 1994. The song became a very central part of the mourning process after the terrorist attacks on Utøya and in the Government Quarter, through the versions by, among others, Maria Mena, Maria Solheim and Susanne Sundfør and of course Ole Paus himself.
- I can probably say that I had a cordial and good relationship with alcohol
- When I was little I had a very clear and beautiful voice. Today it is probably characterized by little sleep, a lot of smoke, coffee and drink.
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