Petter Askergren
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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 (The Banana Republic). He also studied art history at Uppsala University for some time.He have also work with the famous norwegian rap producer tommy tee several times in his career.
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[edit] Family
Petter lives with wife Mikaela and their two children: Alfons and Lexus.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | Peak position[1] |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Mitt Sjätte Sinne | 5 | 154,000 | Platinum |
| 1999 | Bananrepubliken | 1 | 342,000 | 3x Platinum |
| 2001 | Petter | 16 | 230,000 | 2x Platinum |
| 2004 | Ronin | 5 | 71,000 | Gold |
| 2006 | P | 1 | 34,000 | — |
| 2007 | God Damn It | 12 | — | — |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Vinden Har Vänt" | 6 |
| "Du Vet Att Jag Gråter" (Petter & Kaah) | 51 | |
| 1999 | "Mikrofonkåt" | 53 |
| "Saker & Ting" (feat. Eye N'I) | 2 | |
| 2000 | "Så Klart!" (feat. Eye N'I) | 6 |
| "Rulla Med Oss" (feat. Timbuktu, Peewee, Eye N'I) | 34 | |
| 2001 | "Tar Det Tillbaka" | 13 |
| 2002 | "Ey Yo" (feat. ADL) | 35 |
| 2004 | "Fredrik Snortare & Cecilia Synd" | 11 |
| "Repa Skivan" (feat. AFC) | 28 | |
| 2006 | "Det Går Bra Nu" | 3 |
| "Storstadsidyll" (feat. Håkan Hellström) | - | |
| 2007 | "God Damn It" | 14 |
| "Logiskt" (feat. Säkert!) | 10 | |
| 2008 | "Goda Dagars Magi" | - |
[edit] As Featured Performer
| Year | Artist | Single | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Saska | "Städer När Jag Blöder" (feat. Thåström & Petter) | 30 |
| 2001 | Feven | "Vill Ha" (feat. Petter) | 38 |
| 2007 | Mange Schmidt | "Giftig" (feat. Petter) | 2 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Petter Chart History
[edit] External links
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