Ben Park

Benjamin Thomas Hartikainen-Park (born November 1, 1968) is a Canadian singer, actor, songwriter, entrepreneur and producer.

Born and raised in, , in the 1980s he rose to local and then international prominence playing the role of Paul Taylor in It's the Paul Taylor Program!. Park was nominated for three Grammy awards and a Juno Award for his blue-eyed soul-styled debut album Lose Your Mind.

Early life
Benjamin Thomas Hartikainen-Park was born on November 1, 1968 in, , to Tom Hartikainen (1930-2009) and Chessie Park (born Park Kyong-ok; 1932-2022). His father was born in to Finnish parents, and grew up in  before emigrating with his family to Canada in 1937, settling in ; while his mother was born in Kankō in,  (now , ). His parents met while his father was serving in the in the. Hartikainen married Park in Korea, and she came with him as a when he returned to Canada, anglicizing her name to "Chessie Park".

Early days of Paul Taylor
At the age of 12, Park was spotted by a talent agent while performing in a school play. He was soon performing Paul Taylor of It's the Paul Taylor Program!, initially taping in.

Solo

 * Paul Taylor (1989) (as Paul Taylor)
 * Lose Your Mind (1996)
 * Come Alive (1998)
 * Toronto (2000)
 * Promises & Heartbreaks (2002)
 * Doppel Looping (2005)
 * Leap of Faith (2008)
 * Sound, Vision, Mirage (2011)
 * BHP (2013)
 * Love During a Time of Chaos (2016)
 * And Then... This (2018)
 * A-Side to a Night Out (2021)
 * B-Side to a Breakdown (2021)