Petter (rapper)
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 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.
Discography
Albums
| Year |
Album |
Peak
position[1] |
Sales |
Certification |
| 1998 |
Mitt sjätte sinne |
5 |
80,000 |
2× Platinum |
| 1999 |
Bananrepubliken |
1 |
120,000 |
3× Platinum |
| 2001 |
Petter |
16 |
20,000+ |
Gold |
| 2004 |
Ronin |
5 |
15,000 |
| 2006 |
P |
1 |
34,000 |
Gold |
| 2007 |
God Damn It |
12 |
15,000 |
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| 2008 |
X – Greatest Hits |
31 |
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| 2010 |
En räddare i nöden |
11 |
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Singles
| Year |
Single |
Chart peak |
Album |
| Sweden |
| 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 |
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
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Askergren, Petter |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
25 May 1974 |
| Place of birth |
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| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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