Peter Swartling
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Peter Swartling was one of the Swedish judges on the TV talent show Idol
on TV4. He made it clear that he wouldn't participate in the fourth season of Idol
due to him being forced to commute between Sweden
and USA, where he currently lives. However, despite this, he remains to be a judge on the show.
He is considered to be one of the most successful talent scouts and producers in Swedish music and is behind the breakthrough of artists like Robyn
, Petter
and Just D
.
On February 26, 2008, it was revealed that Peter quits as a judge during Idol 2008
, none of the other two judges will attend the next season.
Idol (Sweden)
Idol is a Swedish reality-competition talent show airing on TV4. It debuted in August 2004, and it has since become one of the most popular shows on Swedish television...
on TV4. He made it clear that he wouldn't participate in the fourth season of Idol
Idol (Sweden)
Idol is a Swedish reality-competition talent show airing on TV4. It debuted in August 2004, and it has since become one of the most popular shows on Swedish television...
due to him being forced to commute between 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....
and USA, where he currently lives. However, despite this, he remains to be a judge on the show.
He is considered to be one of the most successful talent scouts and producers in Swedish music and is behind the breakthrough of artists like Robyn
Robyn
Robin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for...
, Petter
Petter Askergren
Petter Alexis Askergren, , who simply uses his given name Petter as a stage name, is a rap artist from Stockholm, Sweden, rapping in Swedish. He debuted in 1998 with the album Mitt sjätte sinne , which became a success and started the Swedish hip hop boom in the late 1990s and early 2000s...
and Just D
Just D
JustD was a Swedish hip hop trio formed in Stockholm in 1990. The group consisted of Gustave Lund , Wille Crafoord and Peder Ernerot ....
.
On February 26, 2008, it was revealed that Peter quits as a judge during Idol 2008
Idol 2008
The fifth season of Swedish Idol premiered on September 3, 2008 and continued until its grand finale on 12 December, when 22-year-old Kevin Borg was crowned winner. It was the first season to feature new judges Laila Bagge, Anders Bagge and Andreas Carlsson, a move that made it the first Idol...
, none of the other two judges will attend the next season.