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Ole Paus

Ole Paus – born in Oslo, Norway on February 9, 1947 – was a singer, songwriter, and poet best known as a pioneer in the visebølgen (Norwegian ballad tradition) genre. Inspired by folk music in the 1960s, he made his debut as a singer-songwriter in 1970 when he released his debut album, Der Ute – Der Inne (1970). Unlike many of his contemporaries, he chose to sing in Norwegian and consistently encouraged other artists to do the same. Ole Paus’ political and socially conscious lyrics were poetic in nature, and he revealed himself as a poet and author a year after his musical debut ...