Petter (rapper)
Petter | |
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 Petter opening Orange Scene on Roskilde Festival 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Petter Alexis Askergren |
| Also known as | Petter |
| Born | 25 May 1974 Sweden |
| Genres | Rap |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Website | www |
Petter Alexis Askergren, (born 25 May 1974), who simply uses his given name Petter as a stage name, is a rap artist from Stockholm, Sweden, rapping in Swedish. He debuted in 1998 with the album Mitt sjätte sinne (My Sixth Sense), which became a success and started the Swedish hip hop boom in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He owns a record company called Bananrepubliken (Template:Lang-en). He also studied art history at Uppsala University for some time.[citation needed] He has also worked with the famous Norwegian rap producer Tommy Tee several times in his career. Petter also frequently works with Swedish disk jockey Patrik Elofsson who goes by the stage name DJ Sleepy.
In 2014 he hosted Musikhjälpen in Uppsala.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak position SWE [1] |
Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Mitt sjätte sinne | 5 | 2× Platinum |
| 1999 | Bananrepubliken | 1 | 3× Platinum |
| 2001 | Petter | 16 | Gold |
| 2004 | Ronin | 5 | |
| 2006 | P | 1 | Gold |
| 2007 | God Damn It | 12 | |
| 2010 | En räddare i nöden | 11 | |
| 2013 | Början på allt | 5 | |
| 2015 | Mitt folk | 12 | |
| 2016 | Skeppsholmen | 3 [2] |
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| 2018 | Lev nu | 6 [3] |
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| 9818 | 17 [4] |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak position SWE [1] |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | X – Greatest Hits | 31 | ||
| 2013 | Mitt sjätte sinne (Jubileumsutgåva) | 29 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart peak | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | |||
| 1998 | "Vinden har vänt" | 6 | Mitt Sjätte Sinne |
| "Du vet att jag gråter" (Petter & Kaah) | 51 | ||
| 1999 | "Mikrofonkåt" | 53 | |
| "Saker & ting" (feat. Eye N'I) | 2 | Bananrepubliken | |
| 2000 | "Så klart!" (feat. Eye N'I) | 6 | |
| "Rulla med oss" (feat. Timbuktu, Peewee, Eye N'I) | 34 | ||
| 2001 | "Tar det tillbaka" | 13 | Petter |
| 2002 | "Ey yo" (feat. ADL) | 35 | |
| 2004 | "Fredrik Snortare & Cecilia Synd" | 11 | Ronin |
| "Repa skivan" (feat. AFC) | 28 | ||
| 2006 | "Det går bra nu" | 3 | P |
| "Storstadsidyll" (feat. Håkan Hellström) | - | ||
| 2007 | "God Damn It" | 14 | God Damn It |
| "Logiskt" (feat. Säkert!) | 10 | ||
| 2008 | "Goda dagars magi" | - | |
| "Min click" (feat. Kihlen) | - | X - Greatest Hits | |
| 2009 | "Slag under bältet" | - | En räddare i nöden |
| "För alla dom" (Ison & Fille and Mogge) | 21 | Non album single | |
| 2010 | "Fast för evigt" | - | En räddare i nöden |
| "Gör min dag" (feat. Magnus Carlson) | 47 | ||
| 2013 | "Håll om mig" (with Daniel Adams-Ray) | 28 | |
| 2015 | "Kul på vägen" (feat. Sam-E & Sara Zacharias) | 67 | |
| "Vi är" | 68 | Skeppsholmen | |
| 2016 | "Pris på mitt huvud" (feat. Daniel Adams-Ray) | 75[5] | |
| "Se på mig nu" (feat. Linnea Henriksson) | 5[6] | Skeppsholmen | |
| 2018 | "Toppen av ett berg" (feat. Madi Banja) | 4 | |
| "En grej i taget" (with Mapei and MagnusTheMagnus) | 97 [7] |
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| "Regnet" (featuring Molly Sandén and Sami) | 29 [8] |
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| "Lev nu dö sen" (featuring Vargas and Lagola) | 39 [8] |
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| "Faller av" (featuring Thomas Rusiak, PeeWee and Eye-N-I) | —[A] | 9818 |
Notes
- ^ "Faller av" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number six on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[9]
As featured performer
| Year | Artist | Single | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Fintelligens | "Stockholm - Helsinki" (feat. Petter & PeeWee) | - |
| 2000 | Saska | "Städer när jag blöder" (feat. Thåström & Petter) | 30 |
| 2001 | Feven | "Vill ha" (feat. Petter) | 38 |
| 2001 | Clemens | "En gång till" | - |
| 2007 | Mange Schmidt | "Giftig" (feat. Petter) | 2 |
| 2007 | Snook | "Inga Problem" (feat. Veronica Maggio & Petter) | - |
| 2007 | Dee Pee (DK) | "Håbet" (feat. Patrick B (DK) & Petter) | - |
See also
References
- ^ a b Chart History
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 5 November 2016. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 June 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 31 August 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150813152609/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 36, 7 september 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Petter Askergren.
- Official website
- Petter discography at MusicBrainz
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