Petter (rapper)

Petter Alexis Askergren (born 25 May 1974,https://bielstencompany.se/profiler/petter who simply uses his given name Petter as a stage name, is a Swedish rapper 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 (). 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.

In 2014 he hosted Musikhjälpen in Uppsala.

Personal life Petter is married to Michaela Fröstad Askergren, with whom he has four children: Ronin, Lexus, Vita, and Belle; he also has a fifth child, Alfons, from a previous relationship.https://bielstencompany.se/profiler/petterhttps://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/d6B1A/babylycka-for-petter-askergren He was diagnosed with ADHD in 2011.

Discography Studio albums Album Year Peak positions CertificationSWENOR Mitt sjätte sinne1998 5 — GLF: 2× Platinum Bananrepubliken1999 1 34 GLF: 3× Platinum Petter2001 16 — GLF: Gold Ronin2004 5 37 P2006 1 — GLF: Gold God Damn It2007 12 — En räddare i nöden2010 11 — Början på allt2013 5 — GLF: Gold Mitt folk2015 12 — Skeppsholmen2016 3 — Lev nu2018 6 — 9818 17 — Dö sen 9 — Varholmsgatan 2020 24 — Hälsa Stockholm 2022 34 — Vart trött sen 98 2023 14 —

Compilation albums Album Year Peak positionsSWE X – Greatest Hits 2008 31 3 Original Album Classics 2009 — Samlar ut den 2010 3 Mitt sjätte sinne (Jubileumsutgåva) 2013 29 Lev nu dö sen 2019 —

Remix albums 2007: Skruvat och choppat av Afasi

EPs 2019: Så mycket bättre – Tolkningarna 2025: Petter med Getter

Singles Single Year Peak positions Certification Album SWE "Vinden har vänt" 1998 6 GLF: GoldMitt sjätte sinne "Du vet att jag gråter" 51 "Mikrofonkåt"1999 53 "Saker & ting" 2 GLF: GoldBananrepubliken "Så klart!"2000 6 GLF: Gold "Rulla med oss" 34 "Tar det tillbaka" 2001 13Petter "Ey yo" 35 "En sonett till dig" 2002 — "Fredrik Snortare och Cecilia Synd"2004 11Ronin "Repa skivan" 28 "Tidens tempo" — "Det går bra nu"2006 3 GLF: GoldP "Storstadsidyll" — "God Damn It"2007 14God Damn It "Logiskt" 10 "Reflexion 07" — "Goda dagars magi"2008 — "Min click" —X – Greatest Hits "Slag under bältet"2009 —En räddare i nöden "Fri nu" — rowspan="2" "För alla dom" 21 "Fast för evigt"2010 —En räddare i nöden "Gör min dag" 47 "Längesen" 2 GLF: Platinum "Stockholm i mitt hjärta" 9 Samlar ut den "Dansa din djävul" 33 "En tuff brud i lyxförpackning" 24 "Hjärtats ensamma slag" — "Satellites" — "Fulla för kärlekens skull" — "Baksmälla" 3 GLF: Platinum "Krafter" 2011 — En räddare i nöden "Måste vidare" — "Håll om mig" 2013 25 GLF: Platinum Början på allt "2013Live" — "King" — Början på allt "Början på allt" — "Kul på vägen"2015 67 Mitt folk "Leva & dö" — "Vi är" 68 "Mitt folk" — "Svarta rävar" — "Följer mig" — "Cityljus" — "Pris på mitt huvud" 2016 75 "Skärvor på mitt golv" — "Då var då, nu är nu" — "Se på mig nu" 5 Skeppsholmen "Toppen av ett berg"2018 4 GLF: Platinum Lev nu "En grej i taget" 97 "Regnet" 29 "Brevet" — Dö sen "Blommorna" 2019 — "Kung för en dag" 23Så mycket bättre – Tolkningarna "Stockholm" 42 "Sanningen" 31 "Jag lovar" 29 "Bonfire" — "Astronaut" 2020 82 "Astronaut" (Varholmsgatan version) 68 Varholmsgatan "Dom får mig aldrig levande" 35 "Ögonblick" — rowspan="3" "Bara för bra" 2021 37 "Förutom dig" 57 "Hundratusen" 2022 — Hälsa Stockholm "Komma över dig" 23 "Tar det tillbaka igen" 2023 26 Vart trött sen 98 "Längesen (Epilog)" 28 "Skimmer" 2024 — "Thug" 2025 16 Petter med Getter "" — "" — "" — "" 65 rowspan="2" "" 33

Featured singles Single Year Peak chart positions Album SWE FINNOR "Crossing Borders" 1999 — — 9 "Stockholm–Helsinki" 2000 — 1 — "Städer när jag blöder" 30 — — rowspan="3" "Fatta förstå" — — — "Vår stil" — — — "Vill ha!" 2001 38 — — Hela vägen ut "Giftig" 2007 2 — — Känslan kommer tillbaks "Inga problem" (remix) — — — "Håbet" 2009 — — — Perspektivet "Sanna min ord" 2011 — — — Playlist "Over" 2018 — — — Contakt Vol. 2 "Kivijalka" — — — rowspan="2" "Sjel" — — —

Other charted songs Song Year Peak positions Album SWE "Fyrverkeri" 2018 — okokokokokokok "Lev nu dö sen" 39 Lev nu "Faller av" — 9818 "Ikväll" 71 Dö sen "Barnängens ängar" 2020 — Varholmsgatan "Hälsa Stockholm" 2022 — Hälsa Stockholm "Glatta livet" —

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See also Swedish hip hop

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