Peps Persson

Peps Persson
Born
Per-Åke Tommy Persson

(1946-12-20)20 December 1946
Helsingborg, Sweden
Died27 June 2021(2021-06-27) (aged 74)
Vittsjö, Sweden
Other namesPeps Persson
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Years active1966–2021
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • harmonica

Per-Åke Tommy Persson[1] (20 December 1946 – 27 June 2021), known by the stage name Peps Persson, was a Swedish blues and reggae musician and social critic[1] from Tjörnarp, Scania. Throughout his career he mostly made music in Swedish and was well known for his Scanian dialect.[1] At an earlier stage he made a few albums in English. His songs from the 1970s have become Swedish classics, including "Falsk matematik", which was number-one on Svensktoppen for 15 weeks.[1]

Persson was the recipient of an honorary award at the Grammis ceremony in 2007,[2] and was inducted into the Swedish Music Hall of Fame [sv] in 2015.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference SVT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Grammisvinnarna åren 1969–2020" (in Swedish). Grammis. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ Olsson, Gustav; Haidl, Kajsa; Malmqvist, Moa; Cederskog, Georg (27 June 2021). "Sångaren och artisten Peps Persson har avlidit". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.