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Paul Oxley

About Me

"Paul Oxley is an English singer/songwriter and recording artist, from Manchester, who has had five hit albums and several number one hit singles in Scandinavia. Paul has had extensive touring experience in Scandinavia and the United Kingdom and has been a familiar face on TV, especially Finland where he now lives. His hits have been described as timeless and are played frequently on the radio and have been covered by many artists.
Paul's debut album, Living In The Western World (1981), sold platinum and remained at the number one spot for 17 weeks. The follow-up albums Both Sides Of The Equator (1982) and After The Party (1983) as well as achieving gold status, set new standards in the Finnish music world, and influenced many other bands of the times. 'The Magic' was released in 1996 and the band has had three greatest hits albums. Covers of Paul Oxley songs appear regularly in the Finnish top ten.

Pauls skill as a songwriter has been compared to that of Sting, Paul Mcartney, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon and others and when he is not working on his own material he is actively collaborating with writers and producers throughout Europe and the UK."

2008 will see Paul's first solo album which will be released by Sony/BMG at Christmas...To read more go to the website: http//www.pauloxley.co.uk

Youtube Video's

Terry's Inside - Old, Live TV performance from 1981
City of Dreams - Embarassing 80's dancing! :-)
Underground- cool animation by James Sandifer

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 09/02/2008
Band Website: http://www.pauloxley.co.uk
Band Members: Paul Oxley - Vocals/Guitar
Kai Hahto - drums
Olli Rantala - Bass
Dani strömbäck - Keyboards
Janne Hyöty - Guitar

Influences:
The Beatles, 10cc, Bert Jansch, Al Stewart, Paul Simon, The Kinks, Elvis Costello, Stephen Bishop, Frank Sinatra, Crowded House, Neil Finn, The Four Tops, David Bowie, Imogen Heap, James Morrison, KT Tunstall, Ron Sexsmith, Smokey Robinson, Talking Heads, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Tommy Emmanuel, Apulanta :-).
Download the whole 'Eden Wakes' album on iTunes! Buy it now!
The new single 'If I knew then' has just been released!
It would be really nice if you would ask for it to be played on the radio, just click on the links below and make your request:-) www.radionova.fi www.iskelma.fi www.radioaalto.fi

Candid video of the amazing 'Luca Notari' performing 'Only Love is Real'! - Lyrics by Paul Oxley Music by Enzo de Rosa
This is one of several songs that Enzo and I wrote in Italy early this year. Looking forward to finishing the recordings very soon.

Click here to watch on you tube


Paul Oxley song number 2 in Finnish charts!

Seems like Spanish Bars has entered the Finnish top ten again for the 3rd time this year! Reaching chart position 2 with 'Iskias' rock version in Finnish.... check out the video but watch your speakers:



Rock on!
Apulanta play Paul Oxley song :-)
Spanish Bars rocks on again nearly 30 years later! Check out this cover of a cover of Spanish Bars - huomisen kyynel by Apulanta.

Record Label: Sony/BMG
Publishing: Warner Chappel & Universal
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Living in the Western World - Paul Oxley's Unit Live TV 1981

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCP-FUf7eDQ
Posted by on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:33:00 GMT

Spanish Bars - Paul Oxley's Unit, Live TV 1981

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kwG_uQKqrc
Posted by on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:32:00 GMT

New Year Song - most downloaded song in history!

Make New year song - The most downloaded song in history! www.newyearsong.org The song is absolutely free to download, no email address or details required, we just want this to be the most downloaded...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:09:00 GMT

Paul Oxley Video, If I Knew Then

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_MLhxtXRKQ Live/rehearsal gig version of If I Knew Then from the Eden Wakes Album by Paul Oxley, featuring rare Paul Oxley's Unit footage.
Posted by on Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:29:00 GMT

Swengi, Järvenpää Gig

Swengi, Järvenpää You were great! Great hospitality and brilliant audiance. Thank you so much. Hi to all the drummers...  How many drummers has Finland got? :-) Paul
Posted by on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:18:00 GMT

Tampere gig

Thank you so much to everyone who came to the gig in Tampere, it was so great to see so many old faces and young ones too :-) I'm flattered that you remembered the songs... Thanks to the Italian tenor...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:20:00 GMT

Cd's are so much better!

I was playing some music the other day for some friends straight from a CD and they were amazed at the sound quality. It was only then that I realised, a whole generation has been brought up...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:02:00 GMT

Eden Wakes Album Out Today!

The new Paul Oxley Solo Album - Eden Wakes - is officially released today..  Order your copy mail order from: www.rokkikauppa.com (international orders welcome, all credit cards accepted) ...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:16:00 GMT

New Paul Oxley Single Released

A brand new single from the album Eden Wakes album has been released in Finland..  'If I knew then' is the second single to be released from the album. Listen now on myspace. Eden Wakes, the...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:57:00 GMT