bˈɔːɹn ɪn ˈɛʃsˈɜːɹɐlzˈɛt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, pˈɔːl hˈɛlmɪŋɡɚ mˈuːvd wɪð hɪz fˈæmɪli tə bᵻlˈɛɹ, ɐ kwˈɔːɹɾɚɹ ɪn wˈɛstɚn lˈʌksəmbˌɜːɡ sˈɪɾi, wˌɛn hiː wʌz wˈʌn jˈɪɹ ˈoʊld.
Born in Esch-sur-Alzette in 1940, Paul Helminger moved with his family to Belair, a quarter in western Luxembourg City, when he was one year old.