Petri Jukka Mikael Laurila (born 8 February 1975), better known by his stage namePetri Nygård, is a Finnish rapper. He is also known under alias Dream (in rap duo Nuera) and as Travis Bicle.[1]
Petri Nygård
Nygård in 2013
Background information
Birth name
Petri Jukka Mikael Laurila
Also known as
Dream Travis Bicle
Born
(1975-02-08) 8 February 1975 (age 49) Kristianstad, Sweden
He has gained notoriety for his sexually explicit and misogynistic lyrics and his provocative stage shows (which often include nude women, pyrotechnics, drunk fans and giant inflatable vagina sculptures). His lyrical themes often focus on alcohol, parties, sex, women, pornography, hangover, masturbation, dissing Finnish celebrities and satirizing popculture and phenomena.
Petri Laurila is of Sweden-Finnish origin: he was born in Kristianstad, Sweden, and spent his childhood in Sweden. After serving briefly in the army, he moved to Chicago and eventually to Finland, residing in Tampere and Helsinki. He found initial success in his online release Vitun Suomirokki in 2000 on "Poko Rekords" going platinum with sales of 17,000 copies. The follow-up single entitled "Kanava Nolla (antakaa mun olla)" was also successful selling 9,000 copies. His debut studio album Mun levy! went gold with sale of 25,000 copies.
Petri Laurila started his career as part of the rap duo Nuera. He was known as an MC under the alias Dream whereas his partner in the band was Henry Kaprali known as Skem. They were active in the 1990s releasing several cassettes through Open Records. They also collaborated with other artists on the record label.
In 2004-2004, both Dream and Skem joined DJ K2 in "YleX" weekly radio show featuring rap and R&B artists.
Travis Bicleedit
The duo disbanded as Henry Kapralin (Skem) moved to New York City going into music production with "Turnin' Records".
As for Petri Laurila (Dream) he took a new alias Travis Bicle and released an album in 2007 entitled "Committed" produced by Kapralin and "Turnin' Records"
Solo as Petri Nygårdedit
Petri Laurila continued with a successful rap career taking the name Petri Nygård. After the successes of 2000 and 2001, he has had a considerable comeback starting 2009 with new download only releases. He also released in 2009 a full studio album entitled Kaikkee pitää olla. His new album scheduled for February 2011 is entitled Kaikki tai ei mitään. The single from the new album include the November 2010 single "Sarvet esiin" featuring Finnish thrash metal band Mokoma. The second single entitled "Selvä päivä" featuring Lord Est has shot to #1 on Suomen virallinen lista, the official Finnish singles chart.
^. Länsi-Suomi. 28 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
^"ALASTON SUÅMI by Petri Nygård on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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Not to be confused with Peter Nygard 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 Petri Nygard news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message Petri Jukka Mikael Laurila born 8 February 1975 better known by his stage name Petri Nygard is a Finnish rapper He is also known under alias Dream in rap duo Nuera and as Travis Bicle 1 Petri NygardNygard in 2013Background informationBirth namePetri Jukka Mikael LaurilaAlso known asDreamTravis BicleBorn 1975 02 08 8 February 1975 age 49 Kristianstad SwedenGenresHip hop dirty rap comedy hip hop pop rap hip house crunkWebsitepetrinygard wbr com He has gained notoriety for his sexually explicit and misogynistic lyrics and his provocative stage shows which often include nude women pyrotechnics drunk fans and giant inflatable vagina sculptures His lyrical themes often focus on alcohol parties sex women pornography hangover masturbation dissing Finnish celebrities and satirizing popculture and phenomena Contents 1 Early life 2 Nuera 3 Travis Bicle 4 Solo as Petri Nygard 5 Discography 5 1 Albums 5 2 Singles 6 References 7 External linksEarly life edit nbsp Petri Nygard at Sataman Yo Festival in Jyvaskyla Petri Laurila is of Sweden Finnish origin he was born in Kristianstad Sweden and spent his childhood in Sweden After serving briefly in the army he moved to Chicago and eventually to Finland residing in Tampere and Helsinki He found initial success in his online release Vitun Suomirokki in 2000 on Poko Rekords going platinum with sales of 17 000 copies The follow up single entitled Kanava Nolla antakaa mun olla was also successful selling 9 000 copies His debut studio album Mun levy went gold with sale of 25 000 copies Nuera editNueraOriginFinlandGenresRapYears active1992 2003Past membersDream Petri Laurila Skem Henry Kapralin Petri Laurila started his career as part of the rap duo Nuera He was known as an MC under the alias Dream whereas his partner in the band was Henry Kaprali known as Skem They were active in the 1990s releasing several cassettes through Open Records They also collaborated with other artists on the record label In 2004 2004 both Dream and Skem joined DJ K2 in YleX weekly radio show featuring rap and R amp B artists Travis Bicle editThe duo disbanded as Henry Kapralin Skem moved to New York City going into music production with Turnin Records As for Petri Laurila Dream he took a new alias Travis Bicle and released an album in 2007 entitled Committed produced by Kapralin and Turnin Records Solo as Petri Nygard editPetri Laurila continued with a successful rap career taking the name Petri Nygard After the successes of 2000 and 2001 he has had a considerable comeback starting 2009 with new download only releases He also released in 2009 a full studio album entitled Kaikkee pitaa olla His new album scheduled for February 2011 is entitled Kaikki tai ei mitaan The single from the new album include the November 2010 single Sarvet esiin featuring Finnish thrash metal band Mokoma The second single entitled Selva paiva featuring Lord Est has shot to 1 on Suomen virallinen lista the official Finnish singles chart Discography editAlbums edit with Nuera 1992 Nuera tape 1993 Nuera demo 1993 Nuera Underground tape 1994 Breakfast 1996 Nuera EP 2000 Honesty 2003 Own World as Travis Bicle 2007 Committed Solo 2000 Pillumagneetti EP 2000 Mun levy 2001 Petri presidentixi 2002 Hovinarrin paluu 2009 Kaikkee pitaa olla 2011 Kaikki tai ei mitaan 2012 Mun mielesta 2012 29 Syntia Kaikki vitun hitit 2013 Valmis mihin vaan 2020 Alaston Suami 2 Singles edit with Nuera 2001 Upsteps 2003 Upsteps Reprise Solo 2000 Vitun suomirokki 2000 Kanava nolla Antakaa mun olla 2000 Raavasuu 2000 Hulluna tisseihin 2001 Petri hallitsee liigaa 2001 Riimini rupiset Sika Petri pelastaa joulun 2009 Sanon suoraan download only 2009 Onko sulla pokkaa download only 2009 Mitavittuuvaan Tuska download only 2010 Kippis kulaus download only 2010 Seopetriii featuring Emel amp Aajee download only 2010 Sarvet esiin featuring Mokoma 2010 Selva paiva featuring Lord Est 2011 Villi ja vitun vapaa 2012 Markaa Featured in 2011 Reggaerekka Lord Est feat Petri Nygard References edit Petri Nygard ei mikaan salarakas eika edes poliitikko Lansi Suomi 28 December 2010 Archived from the original on 20 July 2011 Retrieved 11 January 2011 ALASTON SUAMI by Petri Nygard on Apple Music Apple Music Retrieved 28 June 2020 External links editOfficial website Artist bio at Poko Records Jpop entry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Petri Nygard amp oldid 1158526177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
