eurovision 1997
Paul Oscar
Paul Oscar represented Iceland at Eurovision 1997 in Dublin with “Minn hinsti dans”, finishing 20th of 25.
- who
- Icelandic pop singer, songwriter and disc jockey
- born
- 16 March 1970, Reykjavík, Iceland
- contest
- 1997
- best result
- 20th, 1997
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1993
- sang for
- Iceland
Biography
Paul Oscar, known at home as Páll Óskar, is an Icelandic pop singer, songwriter and disc jockey. “Minn hinsti dans” finished 20th in Dublin in 1997.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Paul Oscar”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1997 Dublin
“Minn hinsti dans”
20th of 25 Finished 20th of 25, with 18 points.
- Sung in
- Icelandic
- Written by
- Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson, Trausti Haraldsson
- Conductor
- Szymon Kuran
- Running order
- 25th of 25
- Age on the night
- 27
- Won that year
- United Kingdom: Katrina and the Waves, “Love Shine a Light”
The story of Eurovision 1997: The public gets a vote, and the orchestra starts to leave
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Icelandic Music Awards
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Paul Oscar is part of.
- 1997 Paul Oscar Moments people still talk about
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Paul Oscar, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1997 Paul Oscar
Iceland's singer, Paul Oscar, was the first openly gay artist chosen to compete as a lead performer at the contest. He finished twentieth. What he started did rather better: a transgender singer won the following year.
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