Peg Parnevik

Peg Parnevik

Parnevik in 2016.
Background information
Birth name Ida Josefin Peg Parnevik
Born (1995-09-03) 3 September 1995
Stockholm, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • television personality
Years active 2015–present
Labels Sony

Ida Josefin Peg Parnevik (born 3 September 1995), better known as Peg Parnevik, is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and television personality, known for starring in the Swedish reality show Parneviks.

Life and career

Early life

Parnevik was born in Stockholm to professional golfer Jesper Parnevik and his wife Mia. She has three younger siblings; Penny, Philippa, and Phoenix and was raised in Jupiter, Florida in the United States. Her paternal grandfather is Swedish impersonator Bosse Parnevik. She attended The Pine School in Hobe Sound and Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia.[1]

2015–present: Parneviks and music career

In 2015, Parnevik began starring in the reality show Parneviks broadcast on the Swedish television channel TV3.[2] The show features Parnevik and the rest of her family welcoming Swedish celebrity guests to stay at their Florida mansion. It has won numerous awards in Sweden, including a Kristallen in 2015 for Best Reality Series.[3] Parnevik later signed to Sony Music Sweden as a solo artist and released her debut single "Ain't No Saint" in March 2016.[4] On 3 June 2016, she released the single "We Are (Ziggy & Carola)".[5]

Her song Ain't No Saint charted in second place on the Swedish singleschart.[6] In August 2016 Parnevik participated in Allsång på Skansen broadcast on SVT.[7] She will also have her own reality series called Peg på turné to be broadcast on TV3, a show that will follow her way through Sweden when she promotes her new songs.[7]

Discography

Singles

Year Title Peak positions Album
SWE
[8]
2016 "Ain't No Saint" 2 Non-album singles
"We Are (Ziggy & Carola)" 38
"Sthlm Nights" 43
[9]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role
2015–present Parneviks Herself; main cast
2015 Parneviks firar jul Herself

References

  1. "Peg Parnevik". Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. "Mia Parnevik: "Finns väl ingen finare än min svärfar"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. "Mia Parnevik: "Det är helt galet"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. "Peg Parneviks nya karriär - gör musik". Expressen. 14 March 2016.
  5. "We Are (Ziggy & Carola) - ny låt från Peg!" (in Swedish). My News Desk. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  6. "Topplistorna: Peg Parnevik ny tvåa". Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Peg Parnevik till Allsången: "Det känns som en dröm!"". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  8. "Peg Parnevik discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  9. "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
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