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.

1 Family
2 Discography
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[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
1998	"Du Vet Att Jag Gråter" (Petter & Kaah)	51
1999	"Mikrofonkåt"	53
1999	"Saker & Ting" (feat. Eye N'I)	2
2000	"Så Klart!" (feat. Eye N'I)	6
2000	"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
2004	"Repa Skivan" (feat. AFC)	28
2006	"Det Går Bra Nu"	3
2006	"Storstadsidyll" (feat. Håkan Hellström)	-
2007	"God Damn It"	14
2007	"Logiskt" (feat. Säkert!)	10
2008	"Goda Dagars Magi"	-