Age, Biography and Wiki
Pete Parkkonen (Pete Eemeli Parkkonen) was born on 8 February, 1990 in Pihtipudas, Finland, is a Finnish singer (born 1990). Discover Pete Parkkonen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 34 years old?
| Popular As |
Pete Eemeli Parkkonen |
| Occupation |
Singer |
| Age |
34 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
8 February 1990 |
| Birthday |
8 February |
| Birthplace |
Pihtipudas, Finland |
| Nationality |
Finland
|
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He is a member of famous Singer with the age 34 years old group.
Pete Parkkonen Height, Weight & Measurements
At 34 years old, Pete Parkkonen height is 177 cm .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
177 cm |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Pete Parkkonen Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Pete Parkkonen worth at the age of 34 years old? Pete Parkkonen’s income source is mostly from being a successful Singer. He is from Finland. We have estimated Pete Parkkonen's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Singer |
Pete Parkkonen Social Network
Timeline
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.
Parkkonen has spoken openly about the childhood bullying he had experienced because of his dark skin color that he inherited from his father, Kari.
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.
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, 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 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.
Other songs (in local charts)
Parkkonen was born into a musical family, and his brother is also a singer.
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".
Parkkonen has a son (born in 2015) with singer Johanna von Hertzen, a second cousin of the Von Hertzen Brothers.
