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.
Pete Parkkonen
Background information
Birth name
Pete Eemeli Parkkonen
Born
(1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 (age 34) Pihtipudas, Finland
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.
Parkkonen was born into a musical family,[6] and his brother Ville Eetvartti [fi] 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]
^"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
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Pete Parkkonen singer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 Pete ParkkonenBackground informationBirth namePete Eemeli ParkkonenBorn 1990 02 08 8 February 1990 age 34 Pihtipudas FinlandGenresRock popOccupation s SingerInstrument s VocalsYears active2008 presentLabelsSony Music 2008 2011 Warner Music Finland 2012 Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksCareer editIn Idol Parkkosen auditioned with Mies jolle ei koskaan tapahdu mitaan 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 Puustjarvi 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 Mita mina sanoin and Mun In popular culture Parkkonen has also taken part in a number of reality television shows including season 2 of Livena 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 editAlbums Year Album Peak positions FIN 1 2009 The First Album 1 2010 I m an Accident 21 2018 Pete 8 2 Singles Year Single Peak positions Album FIN 1 2009 Girl in a Uniform 5 2016 Mita Ma Teen featuring JVG 3 3 2018 Myyty 14 4 Ma haluun sut tanaan 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 Mita mina sanoin 2014 Mun Featured in Year Single Peak positions Album FIN 1 2014 Etenee JVG feat Pete Parkkonen 11 JVG album Voitolla yohonPersonal life editParkkonen was born into a musical family 6 and his brother Ville Eetvartti fi is also a singer 7 His paternal grandfather was Pierre Rassin a black French musician from Martinique who met Parkkonen s paternal grandmother in Aanekoski 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 edessa superkesa in Finnish SuomiViihde lehti UMK 2012 Ville Eetvartti Lasikaupungin ydin on rakkauden paradoksi in Finnish Viisukuppila Pasanen Anni 6 February 2021 Isoisaa etsimassa Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish Retrieved 7 February 2021 Pete Parkkonen kertoo koulukiusaamisesta Olen kokenut rasismia ja nimittelya in Finnish Me Naiset TTK tahti Pete Parkkonen paljasti ikavan muiston lapsuudestaan in Finnish Seiska Kuorosodan kamera kay in Finnish Keskisuomalainen Han on Pete Parkkoseen yhdistetty laulaja in Finnish Me Naiset Tassa han on Pete Parkkonen julkaisi ensimmaisen kuvan lapsestaan in Finnish MTV fiExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Pete Parkkonen at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pete 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