September (singer)
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Petra Linnea Paula Marklund who is better known as September (Born in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 on 12 September 1984) is a Swedish singer and songwriter.

Early life and career

Petra Marklund was born on 12 September 1984 to a Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

n mother with a musical past and a Swedish father who is a professor in Astrophysics. She started recording music in studios at the age of 12. When she was 17, she sang in a rock band and gained a record deal.

2003-2004: September

June 2, 2003, at the age of 18, she had released her debut single "La La La (Never Give It Up)
La La La (Never Give It Up)
"La La La " is the debut single from Swedish singer September in 2003. The single was produced under the label of Stockholm Records...

". The single was a success in her homeland in Sweden, where it peaked at number 8 for twenty two weeks. The second single that was released was "We Can Do It
We Can Do It (song)
"We Can Do It" is the second single released from September's debut album Septemberand peaked at number 10 on the Swedish singles chart. The song was included on September's 2009 debut UK Album, Cry for You....

", which was released on November 3, 2003. The song peaked at number 10, staying in the charts for twelve weeks.

Due to the success of both the singles, the self-titled album September was released on 11 February 2004 in Sweden, the released worldwide later in 2004. The song peaked at number 36 on the charts, becoming a least success, but stayed on the charts for six weeks. As a result, September released her last single "September All Over
September All Over
"September All Over" is the third and final single released from September's debut album, September. The single was released one week after the release of the debut album September, almost a year after the release of her debut single "La La La ". The single entered the Swedish charts on 24...

". The song peaked at number 8, and stayed in the charts for ten weeks.

2005-2006: In Orbit

After a silence for a while, September later signed to her current label CatchyTunes, and she later released her fourth single "Satellites
Satellites (song)
"Satellites" is the first single from September's second album In Orbit, and was the first single to be released under her contract with Catchy Tunes. The single was a success in Sweden and Finland, was later released in select countries worldwide, such as Poland, Romania, Spain, Israel and the...

" on 6 July 2005. "Satellites" was Septembers first single from her upcoming second album, and became her most successful single to date in Sweden, peaking at number 4 on the Swedish Single Charts, staying in for twenty nine weeks. It also manage to chart in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

, peaking at number 18, for one week. The song currently stands at number 139 in the Swedish All-time Bestperforming in the Singles Chart being certified as Platinum.

Her second single was "Looking For Love", which had peaked at number 17 on the Swedish Charts, breaking Septembers top ten singles, staying in the charts for thirteen weeks.
September later released her third single "Flowers on the Grave
Flowers on the Grave
"Flowers on the Grave" was the third single to be released from September's second album, In Orbit. This single failed to chart on any of the European charts including her home country of Sweden, as it was released as a promotional single especially for the countries outside of Scandinavia where...

", which was released on 1 March 2006. The song was unsuccessful in Sweden, as it did not manage to chart on any important charts. After it did not manage to chart, it was released additionally as a promotional single outside Scandinavia and Europe. After releasing the single, she later released her fourth single "It Doesn't Matter
It Doesn't Matter (September song)
"It Doesn't Matter" is the fourth single to be released from September's hugely successful second album, In Orbit. This single was not released in her homeland of Sweden, but was a top 20 hit in Poland and a minor hit in Romania and Russia...

". The song was not meant to release in Sweden, instead in other parts of Europe. It had minor success in Russia and Romania, where it peaked at 121 and 66 respectively. It had success through Poland, where it peaked at number 20.

International breakthrough

September released her fifth single from In Orbit entitled "Cry for You
Cry for You (September song)
"Cry for You" is the title of a number-one Billboard Hot Dance Airplay single by Swedish singer September. The dance pop track spent three weeks at the top spot in May 2007...

" on 29 November 2006. The song entered at number 38 in Sweden, and peaked at number 6, staying in the charts for seventeen weeks. The song was later released worldwide, receiving much attention.

The song was released in the United States, where her compilation September
September (2008 album)
September is the debut compilation album by Swedish singer September. The album is a compilation of tracks from her second and third European studio albums, titled In Orbit and Dancing Shoes, respectively...

also got an official release. The song peaked at number 74 on the Official Billboard charts
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...

, number 29 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

Pop songs, and number 1 on Billboard Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...

. It peaked at number 33 in Canada, where it also received much attention, also charting around the Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...

 areas as well, as it peaked at number 14 in Australia, staying in the charts for seventeen weeks, and number 39 in New Zealand, staying in the charts for a sole week.

It also peaked at number 15 on the European Hot 100 charts, and charted in other European charts. It peaked at number 6 in France, 13 in Finland, 10 in Denmark and 10 in The Netherlands. It was later considered as Septembers most successful single to date, where it was September's only single to chart in worldwide charts.

On 1 September 2007, September competed in the Sopot International Song Festival
Sopot International Song Festival
The Sopot International Song Festival is an international song contest held in Sopot, Poland. It was the biggest Polish music festival altogether with the National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, and one of the biggest annual song contest in Europe...

 in Poland, representing Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

, her rivals were music stars: Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s...

, Thierry Amiel
Thierry Amiel
Thierry Amiel is a French singer and songwriter from Marseille, France. He rose to fame after coming in second place to Jonatan Cerrada on the first edition of the French 'Pop Idol', À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star.-Biography:...

, The Cloud Room
The Cloud Room
The Cloud Room, named after the Prohibition-era speakeasy at the top of the Chrysler Building, is an American band based in Brooklyn, New York...

 and Monrose
Monrose
Monrose was a German pop band, first established in November 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German adaption of the international television talent show Popstars on the ProSieben network, the trio consisted of singers and songwriters Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar...

. She finished 3rd in Viewers Choice (Silver Place) and 2nd in Jury Choice (Amber Place).

2007-2008: Dancing Shoes

September released a new single entitled "Can't Get Over
Can't Get Over
"Can't Get Over" is a pop song performed by Swedish singer September. The song was written by Anoo Bhagavan, Jonas von der Burg and Niklas von der Burg for September's third album Dancing Shoes...

" on 20 June 2007 in Sweden and peaked at number 4 on the charts. The single was followed by the release of Petra's third album in September called Dancing Shoes
Dancing Shoes (album)
Dancing Shoes is the third album by Swedish pop singer, September. It was released on 26 September 2007 worldwide under Catchy Tunes label. It was her highest peaking album yet, peaking in Sweden at number 12 on the Swedish Album Charts...

. The album reached 12 on the Swedish album chart. It only remained on the charts for 4 weeks while her previous two albums remained on the charts for 6 weeks. The second single released from the album is "Until I Die" it entered the Swedish Charts at number 5 on the week of 15 November, in Finland it peaked at number 6 and remained in the charts for a total of thirteen weeks.

On 26 February 2008, Petra released her debut album in the US, Canada and Australia called September
September (2008 album)
September is the debut compilation album by Swedish singer September. The album is a compilation of tracks from her second and third European studio albums, titled In Orbit and Dancing Shoes, respectively...

. It includes songs from her previous albums, In Orbit and Dancing Shoes. On April 6, 2008 she released her second U.K. single "Cry for You", the single has been remixed for the release and a new video filmed. The song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 and remained for 22 weeks on the chart. September released her 11th single "Because I Love You
Because I Love You (September song)
"Because I Love You" was the third and final single released from September's album, Dancing Shoes, and acted as a promotional single for September's compilation album Gold in November 2008. The single was also released in the Netherlands as the fourth single from Dancing In Orbit...

 on November 26, 2008, a week before releasing her third compilation album, Gold.

Move to the UK

Her third single for the U.K. was "Can't Get Over"; which also had a new mix and a new video. It was released in the UK on 9 March 2009. The song charted at Number 14 on the UK Chart.

September performed the new song "Leave It All Behind" at Dance Nation Live stating that it would be the next UK single. Although September confirmed that "Leave It All Behind" would be the next UK single, Hard2Beat
Hard2Beat
Hard2Beat was a British independent record label which is a subsidiary of Ministry of Sound. In 2010 it was rebranded as 'Dance Nation'.The label's first release was "Now You're Gone" by Basshunter in 2007, and they have released other singles and compilation albums since then.In April 2009 they...

 has confirmed that the next UK single will be Until I Die
Until I Die
"Until I Die" is a pop song performed by Swedish singer September. The song was written by Anoo Bhagavan, Jonas von der Burg and Niklas von der Burg for September's third album Dancing Shoes...

. During Summer 2009, September took residency in the UK to promote her new album. "Until I Die" was expected to be released at then end of July 2009 but due to lack of radio support, the release was cancelled.

The debut album for September in the UK was given a digital only release on 3 August 2009. The album is entitled Cry For You
Cry for You (album)
Cry For You - The Album is the début album by Swedish singer September in the United Kingdom. The album was released on 2 August as a digital download. The album features the UK singles 'Satellites', 'Cry For You', 'Can't Get Over' & 'Until I Die'...

and features new material, material from previous albums and re-worked material.

2010-Present: Love CPR

On 12 November 2010, September released the single "Mikrofonkåt
Mikrofonkåt
"Mikrofonkåt" is a Swedish song written by Thomas Rusiak and Petter and originally performed Swedish rapper Petter. Taken from his album Mitt sjätte sinne, it was a minor hit for him on the Swedish Singles Chart in 1999 reaching #53...

" as a digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...

 in Sweden. The song was not released worldwide, only in Sweden, and received commercial acclaim. The song debuted at number 1 on Swedish Single Charts, making it Septembers most successful single in Sweden alone. The single is currently in its 26 week, and received 4X platinum, becoming Septembers most certificated single to date. It is also listed at number 68 on Swedens Best of All Time. September later released her second single "Resuscitate Me
Resuscitate Me
"Resuscitate Me" is a dance-pop song by Swedish recording artist September from her upcoming, fourth studio album, Love CPR. It was released in Scandinavia on 19 November 2010 and will be released in Australia on 26 March 2011. The song was written by Wayne Hector, Lucas Secon, Cutfather and Jonas...

", which was released on 19 November 2010. The song was released in Sweden, where it charted at number 45, staying in the charts for two weeks, becoming Septembers least successful single in Sweden.

September announced the release of her fourth studio album Love CPR
Love CPR
Love CPR is the fourth studio album by Swedish singer September. It was released digitally on February 14, 2011 in Sweden by Catchy Tunes with a physical release two days later on the 16th. Producers that worked on the album include Jonas Von Der Burg, who worked with September on almost all of...

. The album was released on 11 February 2011 in Sweden. The album peaked at number 1 on Swedish Album Charts, and received platinum, becoming Septembers only album to be certificated.

For the third single, September released "Me & My Microphone
Me & My Microphone
"Me & My Microphone" is a song by Swedish recording artist September released from her fourth studio album Love CPR. The song was written by several writers, including September and fellow Swedish rapper Petter. The song is the english version of "Mikrofonkåt." "Me & My Microphone" has become a...

", the English version of Mikrofonkat. The single was released in the United States, but did not generate much interest. The song peaked at number 41 in Belgium, becoming a commercial failure. It also did not manage to chart in her homeland Sweden. Although however, September did mention that the single will be released worldwide. September announced that she will be touring for her album, as she had said on her official website.

September announced that the third Swedish single is "Party In My Head". The song was released in Sweden on July 11, 2011.

Nominations

After September's huge international success with "Cry for You", September has been nominated with Biggest Music Export from Sweden 2008. Her song Satellites was nominated for International Song of the Year at the NRJ Music Awards in 2006 and in 2007 September was nominated for Best Swedish Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards. Dancing Shoes Petra's third studio album was nominated at the Grammis for Best Dance Album in 2008.

Side projects

Petra Marklund provided the vocals for a song by German electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...

 project Schiller
Schiller (band)
Schiller is the main project of Christopher von Deylen , a German musician, composer and producer. He won the ECHO award in 2002 for the Best Dance Single of the Year.. Schiller has sold over 7 million albums worldwide.Christopher Von Deylen does not provide vocals for any of his compositions...

. The track is called "Breathe" and can be found on Schiller's album Sehnsucht
Sehnsucht (Schiller album)
Sehnsucht is a music album launched under the project Schiller undertaken by Christopher Von Deylen. The album was launched on . The album features collaboration with several established artists like Xavier Naidoo, Jaël, Kim Sanders, and Klaus Schulze among others.The album was launched in four...

. The song charted at number one on the Macedonian Singles Top 20.

On November 16, 2010, September released a cover of Petter's Mikrofonkåt after she performed it on Så mycket bättre
Så mycket bättre
Så mycket bättre is a Swedish reality television show that airs on TV4. The basic premise is that each artist attempts to do their own version of another artists well-known songs, with each person getting an episode featuring all of their songs being performed by the other musicians...

. The song went straight to number one on the Swedish iTunes chart and later in the Swedish TOP 60, being the first ever number one by September in her homeland. Due to the successful chart-running of Mikrofonkåt, an English version of the song, called "Me and My Microphone", was recorded and intended to be released as a single. Mikrofonkåt has since been certified as 4x Platinum. Also on the 49th week of the chart, "Kärlekens Tunga" appeared and then charted at number six on Sweden chart, thus became her ninth top-ten hit in Sweden totally. In December 24, September released a duet whit Petter fom Så mycket bättre and it peaked at number 3 on the Swedish chart. It has been certified as Platinum.

Discography

  • September (2004)
  • In Orbit (2005)
  • Dancing Shoes
    Dancing Shoes (album)
    Dancing Shoes is the third album by Swedish pop singer, September. It was released on 26 September 2007 worldwide under Catchy Tunes label. It was her highest peaking album yet, peaking in Sweden at number 12 on the Swedish Album Charts...

    (2007)
  • Love CPR
    Love CPR
    Love CPR is the fourth studio album by Swedish singer September. It was released digitally on February 14, 2011 in Sweden by Catchy Tunes with a physical release two days later on the 16th. Producers that worked on the album include Jonas Von Der Burg, who worked with September on almost all of...

    (2011)

Television appearances

  • Så mycket bättre
    Så mycket bättre
    Så mycket bättre is a Swedish reality television show that airs on TV4. The basic premise is that each artist attempts to do their own version of another artists well-known songs, with each person getting an episode featuring all of their songs being performed by the other musicians...

    (8 episodes, 23 October-11 December 2010 , 2010
    2010 in television
    2010 in television may refer to:*2010 in American television*2010 in Australian television*2010 in British television*2010 in Canadian television*2010 in Japanese television...

    ) .... Herself

Touring

In November 2008 September performed at the prestigious Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...

. September was announced as the special guest by Swede car manufacturer Saab
Saab
Saab AB is a Swedish aerospace and defence company, founded in 1937. From 1947 to 1990 it was the parent company of automobile manufacturer Saab Automobile, and between 1968 and 1995 the company was in a merger with commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania, known as Saab-Scania.-History:"Svenska...

. She performed in the Saab
Saab
Saab AB is a Swedish aerospace and defence company, founded in 1937. From 1947 to 1990 it was the parent company of automobile manufacturer Saab Automobile, and between 1968 and 1995 the company was in a merger with commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania, known as Saab-Scania.-History:"Svenska...

 Marquee dubbed the 'Saab Song Sauna' bringing a touch of Sweden to the Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...

. This was part of her world tour promoting her smash hit Cry For You
Cry for You (September song)
"Cry for You" is the title of a number-one Billboard Hot Dance Airplay single by Swedish singer September. The dance pop track spent three weeks at the top spot in May 2007...

which was released in Australia in mid 2008.

September was part of the Clubland Live two lineup and went on tour throughout the UK late 2008. She was also part of the lineup for the UK Dance Nation tour 2009 and presented her new single "Leave It All Behind". Petra has also been touring periodically around Sweden since 2005, on festivals, music venues and concerts to promote her albums and singels.

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