Pete Parkkonen (singer)
Pete Parkkonen | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Pete Eemeli Parkkonen |
Born | Pihtipudas, Finland | 8 February 1990
Genres |
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Occupation | Singer |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2008–present |
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Pete Eemeli Parkkonen (born 8 February 1990) is a Finnish singer singing in both Finnish and English. He took part in the Finnish Idol competition in its fourth season finishing third. After Idol he launched a solo career releasing albums The First Album in 2009 that topped the Finnish Albums Chart followed by I'm an Accident in 2010.
Career
[edit]- In Idol
Parkkosen auditioned with "Mies jolle ei koskaan tapahdu mitään", a song by J. Karjalainen. during the competition, he interpreted various songs, most notably "Queen City" and "I Kissed a Girl". In the semi-finals, he sang songs from Foo Fighters, Danko Jones and Eppu Normaali making it to the Final 3. The season finals were held on 9 November 2009 with Parkkonen considered the favourite to win. However, he was unexpectedly eliminated in the Final 3 phase finishing third. The grand finale was held on 14 December with Koop Arponen winning the title and Anna Puustjärvi as runner-up.
- After Idol
After Idol, Parkkonen received a recording contract from Sony BMG and was the first season 4 contestants to release an album. Appropriately titled The First Album, he debuted at number 1 in its first week of release. The album went on to sell just over 24,000 copies and was accredited a gold award. Parkkonen's second studio album, I'm an Accident was released on 18 February 2010, but failed to gain the same commercial success peaking at number 21.
He is preparing a third album in 2014 in Finnish language. Preliminary single releases from the prospective album include "Mitä minä sanoin" and "Mun".
- In popular culture
Parkkonen has also taken part in a number of reality television shows including season 2 of Livenä vieraissa (2009) where he sang "Womanizer" from Britney Spears and "Girl In A Uniform" his single. He also took part in Kuorosota, the Finnish version of Clash of the Choirs and broadcast on Nelonen station coming second and donating 20,000 Euros to charity.
Discography
[edit]Albums
Year | Album | Peak positions |
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FIN [1] | ||
2009 | The First Album | 1 |
2010 | I'm an Accident | 21 |
2018 | Pete | 8 [2] |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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FIN [1] | |||
2009 | "Girl in a Uniform" | 5 | |
2016 | "Mitä Mä Teen" (featuring JVG) |
3 [3] |
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2018 | "Myyty" | 14 [4] |
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"Mä haluun sut tänään" | 16 [5] |
Other songs (in local charts)
- 2009: "The Final Day"
- 2009: "Minute Is a Lifetime"
- 2010: "I'm an Accident"
- 2010: "In Too Deep"
- 2013: "Mitä minä sanoin"
- 2014: "Mun"
Featured in
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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FIN [1] | |||
2014 | "Etenee" (JVG feat. Pete Parkkonen) |
11 | JVG album Voitolla yöhön |
Personal life
[edit]Parkkonen was born into a musical family,[6] and his brother Ville Eetvartti is also a singer.[7] His paternal grandfather was Pierre Rassin, a black French musician from Martinique, who met Parkkonen's paternal grandmother in Äänekoski in 1953 when he worked for the traveling carnival Suomen Tivoli.[8] Parkkonen has spoken openly about the childhood bullying he had experienced because of his dark skin color that he inherited from his father, Kari.[9][10][11]
Parkkonen has a son (born in 2015) with singer Johanna von Hertzen, a second cousin of the Von Hertzen Brothers.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Pete Parkkonen discography". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Albumit 48/2018 – Suomen virallinen lista – Musiikkituottajat". Ifpi.fi. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Singlet 34/2016 – Suomen virallinen lista – Musiikkituottajat". Ifpi.fi. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Singlet 11/2018 – Suomen virallinen lista – Musiikkituottajat". Ifpi.fi. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Singlet 45/2018 – Suomen virallinen lista – Musiikkituottajat". Ifpi.fi. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ PETE PARKKOSELLA edessä superkesä (in Finnish) SuomiViihde-lehti
- ^ UMK 2012 – Ville Eetvartti: “Lasikaupungin” ydin on rakkauden paradoksi (in Finnish) Viisukuppila
- ^ Pasanen, Anni (6 February 2021). "Isoisää etsimässä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ Pete Parkkonen kertoo koulukiusaamisesta: "Olen kokenut rasismia ja nimittelyä" (in Finnish) Me Naiset
- ^ TTK-tähti Pete Parkkonen paljasti ikävän muiston lapsuudestaan! (in Finnish) Seiska
- ^ Kuorosodan kamera käy (in Finnish) Keskisuomalainen
- ^ Hän on Pete Parkkoseen yhdistetty laulaja (in Finnish) Me Naiset
- ^ Tässä hän on! Pete Parkkonen julkaisi ensimmäisen kuvan lapsestaan (in Finnish) MTV.fi
External links
[edit]- Media related to Pete Parkkonen at Wikimedia Commons