Paul Oscar was Iceland's entrant in the annual Eurovision Song Contest in 1997. He performed the song ""Minn hinsti dans"" ("My Final Dance"), which he co-wrote, backed by four women dressed in latex playing suggestively on a sofa behind him. Although the song only reached 20th place in a field of 25, the daring presentation attracted wide attention, especially amongst gay audiences, and made him known internationally. In 1998 he was invited to appear in "A Song for Eurotrash", a one-off special of the British Channel 4 TV series "Eurotrash" that was based on the Eurovision Song Contest. He also presented a musical feature "Popp i Reykjavík" ("Pop in Reykjavík").