Petra Linnea Paula Marklund who is better known as September (Born in Stockholm, Sweden on 12 September 1984) is a Swedish singer and songwriter.
June 2, 2003, at the age of 18, she had released her debut single "La La La (Never Give It Up)". 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", 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". The song peaked at number 8, and stayed in the charts for ten weeks.
After a silence for a while, September later signed to her current label CatchyTunes, and she later released her fourth single "Satellites" 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, 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.
September released her fifth single from In Orbit entitled "Cry for You" 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 also got an official release. The song peaked at number 74 on the Official Billboard charts, number 29 on the Billboard Pop songs, and number 1 on Billboard Hot Dance Airplay. It peaked at number 33 in Canada, where it also received much attention, also charting around the Oceania 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 in Poland, representing Sweden, her rivals were music stars: Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Thierry Amiel, The Cloud Room and Monrose. She finished 3rd in Viewers Choice (Silver Place) and 2nd in Jury Choice (Amber Place).
On 12 November 2010, September released the single "Mikrofonkåt" as a digital download 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", 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. 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", 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.
