Pete Parkkonen
Pete Parkkonen | |
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 Parkkonen on the Turquoise Carpet at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Pete Eemeli Parkkonen |
| Born | 8 February 1990 Pihtipudas, Finland |
| Genres |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels |
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Pete Eemeli Parkkonen (born 8 February 1990) is a Finnish singer. In 2008, he took part in the fourth season of the Finnish Idols competition finishing in third place. In 2026, he and Linda Lampenius won Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, the Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Liekinheitin", they represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, and performed in the first semi-final which took place on 12 May 2026, they qualified for the final and finished 6th.[1][2][3]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| FIN [4] | ||
| First Album |
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1 |
| I’m an Accident |
|
21 |
| Pete Parkkonen |
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20 |
| Pete |
|
8 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [4] |
AUT [5] |
LTU [6] |
NOR [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK Down. [10] | |||||||||||||
| "Girl in a Uniform" | 2009 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | First Album | ||||||||||
| "The Final Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Minute is a Lifetime" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "I'm an Accident" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I’m an Accident | ||||||||||
| "In Too Deep" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Mitä minä sanoin" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pete Parkkonen | ||||||||||
| "Mun" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Ei kaltaistasi" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Maailma mua vastaan" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Mitä mä teen" (featuring JVG) |
2016 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pete | ||||||||||
| "Kohta sataa" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Ei nyt" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Myyty" | 2018 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Kävi niin kävi näin" (featuring Etta) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Mä haluun sut tänään" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Voimaa ja valoa" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Portaat" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Pure mua" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Joulurauhaa" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Liekinheitin" (with Linda Lampenius) |
2026 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 99 | 5 | 75 | 51 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [4] | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Hyvää yötä ja huomenta" (Idols 2008) |
2008 | 7 | Tähtiluokka | ||||||||||||||||
| "Sekopää" (Aste featuring Pete Parkkonen) |
2011 | — | Sirkus palaa | ||||||||||||||||
| "Etenee" (JVG featuring Pete Parkkonen) |
2014 | 11 | Voitolla yöhön | ||||||||||||||||
| "Tuulisii" (JVG, mukana Pete Parkkonen) |
2015 | 3 | 247365 | ||||||||||||||||
| "Me ollaan ne Part 2" (Cheek featuring Nikke Ankara, Elastinen, JVG, Kube & Pete Parkkonen) |
2016 | 1 | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||||||
| "Doupein" (Bang for The Buck featuring Pete Parkkonen) |
15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Lujaa" (Tippa-T featuring Pete Parkkonen) |
20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Itketään ja nauretaan" (PastoriPike featuring Pete Parkkonen) |
2019 | — | Afrogold | ||||||||||||||||
| "Uuden edessä" (The Tip of Hope) |
2020 | 2 | Non-album single | ||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Finland's 'UMK' lineup is revealed". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 14 January 2026.
- ↑ "'Liekinheitin' is Finland's song for Vienna". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest. 28 February 2026.
- ↑ "Vienna 2026". eurovision.com. Eurovision Song Contest.
- 1 2 3 Peak positions in Finland:
- For all except noted: "Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit (Pete Parkkonen)". ifpi.fi. Official Finnish Charts.
- For "Hyvää yötä ja huomenta": "Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit (Idols 2008)". ifpi.fi. Official Finnish Charts.
- For "Uuden edessä": "Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit (Toivon Kärki)". ifpi.fi. Official Finnish Charts.
- ↑ "Discographie Pete Parkkonen". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "2026 21-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 22 May 2026.
- ↑ "Discography Pete Parkkonen". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discography Pete Parkkonen". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discographie Pete Parkkonen". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "LINDA LAMPENIUS/PETE PARKKONEN songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts.