Petter (rapper)

Petter Alexis Askergren (born 25 May 1974), 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 (English: The Banana Republic). 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.

Petter
Petter opening Orange Scene on Roskilde Festival 2009
Background information
Birth name	Petter Alexis Askergren
Also known as	Petter
Born	(1974-05-25) 25 May 1974 (age 51) Sweden
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper singer
Website	www.petter.nu

In 2014 he hosted Musikhjälpen in Uppsala.

Personal life

Petter was diagnosed with ADHD in 2011.^[1]

Discography

Studio albums

Album	Year	Peak positions		Certification
		SWE [2]	NOR [3]
Mitt sjätte sinne	1998	5	—	GLF: 2× Platinum
Bananrepubliken	1999	1	34	GLF: 3× Platinum
Petter	2001	16	—	GLF: Gold
Ronin	2004	5	37
P	2006	1	—	GLF: Gold
God Damn It	2007	12	—
En räddare i nöden	2010	11	—
Början på allt	2013	5	—	GLF: Gold[4]
Mitt folk	2015	12	—
Skeppsholmen	2016	3	—
Lev nu	2018	6	—
9818		17	—
Dö sen		9	—
Varholmsgatan	2020	24	—
Hälsa Stockholm	2022	34	—
Vart trött sen 98	2023	14 [5]	—

Compilation albums

Album	Year	Peak positions
		SWE [2]
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^[6]

EPs

• 2019: Så mycket bättre – Tolkningarna^[7]
• 2025: Petter med Getter^[8]

Singles

Single	Year	Peak positions	Certification	Album
		SWE [2]
"Vinden har vänt"	1998	6	GLF: Gold[9]	Mitt sjätte sinne
"Du vet att jag gråter" (with Kaah [sv])		51
"Mikrofonkåt"	1999	53
"Saker & ting" (featuring Eye N' I [sv])		2	GLF: Gold[10]	Bananrepubliken
"Så klart!" (featuring Eye N' I)	2000	6	GLF: Gold[11]
"Rulla med oss" (featuring Timbuktu, PeeWee [sv] and Eye N' I)		34
"Tar det tillbaka"	2001	13		Petter
"Ey yo" (featuring ADL [sv])		35
"En sonett till dig" (featuring Luckz and Governor Andy [sv])	2002	—
"Fredrik Snortare och Cecilia Synd"	2004	11		Ronin
"Repa skivan" (featuring AFC)		28
"Tidens tempo"[12] (featuring Timbuktu)		—
"Det går bra nu"	2006	3	GLF: Gold[13]	P
"Storstadsidyll"		—
"God Damn It"	2007	14		God Damn It
"Logiskt" (featuring Säkert!)		10
"Reflexion 07"[14] (featuring Anna Ternheim)		—
"Goda dagars magi"[15]	2008	—
"Min click"[16] (featuring Kihlen)		—		X – Greatest Hits
"Slag under bältet"[17]	2009	—		En räddare i nöden
"Fri nu"[18]		—		Non-album single
"För alla dom" (with Ison & Fille and Mogge)		21
"Fast för evigt"[19]	2010	—		En räddare i nöden
"Gör min dag" (featuring Magnus Carlson)		47
"Längesen" (featuring Veronica Maggio)		2 [20]	GLF: Platinum[21]
"Stockholm i mitt hjärta"		9		Samlar ut den
"Dansa din djävul"		33
"En tuff brud i lyxförpackning"		24
"Hjärtats ensamma slag"[22]		—
"Satellites"[23]		—
"Fulla för kärlekens skull"[24]		—
"Baksmälla" (with September)		3	GLF: Platinum[21]
"Krafter"[25] (featuring Adolphson & Falk)	2011	—		En räddare i nöden
"Måste vidare"[26]		—		Non-album single
"Håll om mig" (with Daniel Adams-Ray)	2013	25 [27]	GLF: Platinum[28]	Början på allt
"2013Live"[29] (with Ison & Fille)		—		Non-album single
"King"[30] (with Lilla Namo)		—		Början på allt
"Början på allt"[31] (featuring Eye-n-I)		—
"Kul på vägen" (featuring Sam-E and Sara Zacharias [sv])	2015	67		Mitt folk
"Leva & dö" (featuring Daniel Boyacioglu [sv])		—[A]
"Vi är"		68
"Mitt folk" (featuring Daniel Adams-Ray)		—[B]
"Svarta rävar" (featuring Linnea Olsson)		—[C]
"Följer mig"[35] (featuring Rosh [sv])		—
"Cityljus"[36] (featuring Yasin and Blen [sv])		—
"Pris på mitt huvud" (featuring Daniel Adams-Ray)	2016	75 [37]
"Skärvor på mitt golv"[38]		—
"Då var då, nu är nu" (featuring Mauro Scocco)		—[D]
"Se på mig nu" (featuring Linnea Henriksson)		5 [40]		Skeppsholmen
"Toppen av ett berg" (featuring Madi Banja [sv])	2018	4 [41]	GLF: Platinum[42]	Lev nu
"En grej i taget" (featuring Mapei and MagnusTheMagnus)		97 [43]
"Regnet" (featuring Molly Sandén and Sami)		29 [44]
"Brevet" (featuring David Jassy)		—[E]		Dö sen
"Blommorna" (with Miss Li)	2019	—[F]		Non-album single
"Kung för en dag" (featuring Magnus Uggla)		23 [47]		Så mycket bättre – Tolkningarna
"Stockholm" (featuring Tjuvjakt)		42 [48]
"Sanningen" (featuring Linnea Henriksson)		31 [40]
"Jag lovar"		29
"Bonfire"		—[G]
"Astronaut" (featuring OBLX)	2020	82 [50]		Non-album single
"Astronaut" (Varholmsgatan version) (featuring Maja Francis)		68 [51]		Varholmsgatan
"Dom får mig aldrig levande" (featuring Thomas Stenström)		35
"Ögonblick" (with Imenella [sv])		—[H]		Non-album singles
"Bara för bra"[53] (featuring Myra Granberg)	2021	37
"Förutom dig"[54]		57 [55]
"Hundratusen" (featuring Gammal)	2022	—[I]		Hälsa Stockholm
"Komma över dig" (featuring Benjamin Ingrosso)		23 [57]
"Tar det tillbaka igen" (with Adaam)	2023	26 [58]		Vart trött sen 98
"Längesen (Epilog)" (with Simon Superti [sv])		28 [59]
"Skimmer" (featuring Reyn)	2024	—[J]		Non-album single
"Thug" (featuring Adaam)	2025	16 [61]		Petter med Getter[62][63]
"Getsnack" (featuring Imenella)		—
"Röntgen" (featuring B.Baby [sv])		—
"Evigt liv" (featuring Bell)		—
"Vinnare" (with Estraden)		65 [64]		Non-album single

Featured singles

Single	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		SWE [2]	FIN [65]	NOR [66]
"Crossing Borders" (Tommy Tee featuring Petter and Diaz)	1999	—	—	9	Norske byggeklosser [no]
"Stockholm–Helsinki" (Fintelligens featuring Petter and PeeWee)	2000	—	1	—	Renesanssi [fi]
"Städer när jag blöder" (Saska featuring Thåström and Petter)		30	—	—	Non-album single
"Fatta förstå"[67] (Ayo [sv] featuring Petter)		—	—	—
"Vår stil" (DJ Sleepy [sv] featuring Petter and Eye-n-I)		—	—	—
"Vill ha!" (Feven featuring Petter)	2001	38	—	—	Hela vägen ut
"Giftig" (Mange Schmidt featuring Petter)	2007	2	—	—	Känslan kommer tillbaks
"Inga problem" (remix)[68] (Snook featuring Veronica Maggio and Petter)		—	—	—	Non-album single
"Håbet"[69] (Dee Pee [da] featuring Petter and Patrick B)	2009	—	—	—	Perspektivet
"Sanna min ord"[70] (Stress featuring Petter and Johnel)	2011	—	—	—	Playlist
"Over"[71] (Madcon featuring Petter)	2018	—	—	—	Contakt Vol. 2
"Kivijalka"[72] (Fintelligens featuring Petter)		—	—	—	Non-album single
"Sjel"[73] (Adam Falk featuring Petter)		—	—	—

Other charted songs

Song	Year	Peak positions	Album
		SWE [2]
"Fyrverkeri" (Tjuvjakt featuring Petter)	2018	—[K]	okokokokokokok
"Lev nu dö sen" (featuring Vargas & Lagola)		39	Lev nu
"Faller av" (featuring Thomas Rusiak, PeeWee and Eye-N-I)		—[L]	9818
"Ikväll" (featuring Ana Diaz)		71 [76]	Dö sen
"Barnängens ängar" (featuring Joel Alme)	2020	—[M]	Varholmsgatan
"Hälsa Stockholm" (featuring Molly Hammar)	2022	—[N]	Hälsa Stockholm
"Glatta livet" (featuring Titiyo)		—[O]

Notes

1. "Leva & dö" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[32]
2. "Mitt folk" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[33]
3. "Svarta rävar" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number eight on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[34]
4. "Då var då, nu är nu" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[39]
5. "Brevet" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[45]
6. "Blommorna" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[46]
7. "Bonfire" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[49]
8. "Ögonblick" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[52]
9. "Hundratusen" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[56]
10. "Skimmer" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number two on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[60]
11. "Fyrverkeri" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[74]
12. "Faller av" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number six on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[75]
13. "Barnängens ängar" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[77]
14. "Hälsa Stockholm" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number seven on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[78]
15. "Glatta livet" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Swedish Heatseeker chart.^[79]

See also

• Swedish hip hop