Erg Palörot

**Erg Pal Palörot** (born 8 March 1948) is a Lashardian singer and songwriter.

Palörot first came to prominence in the late-1960s amongst the wave of folk music performed by hippies. He released his debut album *Shina* in 1969, and established himself as a teen heartthrob.

Palörot managed to have a successful career lasting over four decades.

## Life and career

### Early life

Palörot was born on 8 March 1948 in the Tenichi district of Ubenmoor. His family was middle class, with his father Pal working in business and his mother Elena working as a seamstress and part-time opera singer. He has an older sister named Matilda and a younger sister Bella who died of leukemia at age six.

He attended primary school in Tenichi, where he was a self-described "shit starter". Palörot began performing music at age 12 after being encouraged by his mother. His father taught him to play guitar when he was 13. Palörot graduated from primary school in 1963, and began performing as a folk musician part-time while also working at his dad's job. He did not attend high school.

### 1960s–70s

Palörot performed his first gig in 1963 at the age of 15. The gig was a graduation dance at a local high school, where he was forced to cover the popular doo-wop and pop songs of the early-1960s and late-1950s. Palörot went on to call this gig "the worst [he's] ever performed". He later performed several gigs throughout the 60s, performing covers of popular folk songs and his own compositions. In 1967, he was discovered by a executive for folk label Lolamont Records, and was signed.

In 1969, Palörot released his debut album, titled *Shina*. The album was a massive success throughout Lashardia, and established Palörot as a teen heartthrob. His success was largely credited to the hippie-folk music trend of the late-60s and early-70s. In the 1970s, Palörot went on to release the albums *Żlacksi*, *Foradot*, *Ö ouff*, and *Erg*, all to major commercial success.

### 1980s–90s

In the 1980s, Palörot attempted to change his music to a more Lashpop-influenced sound. His first album released in this style, *Nicht*, released in 1985 was a commercial and critical failure. Following the album's release, Palörot confirmed he'd never be returning to the Lashpop genre and is strictly a folk artist. In 1987, his daughter Georgina was born and he took a break from his music career to prioritize his family.

Palörot returned to the music industry in 1992, with the release of his first album since his daughter's birth, titled *Georgina*, after her. The album was a huge success and became his second best-selling album of his entire career. Palörot went on to release three other albums in the 1990s, including a collaborative album with his wife Katia Flaksöberg. In 1999, he went on a Lashardian tour along with Flaksöberg performing their own original songs and covers of popular songs. The show was performed in eight major Lashardian cities and sold out in each.

### 2000s–10s

Palörot took another break from the music industry in the early-2000s to focus on his family life once again. He returned in 2004, with the release of his album *Gigi, Georgina Pt. II*, which was also a major success in Lashardia. In 2008, he helped write and produce his daughter's debut album. Palörot took another brief hiatus from music from the late-2000s until early 2010s. In 2006, he was inducted into the Lashardian Music Hall of Fame.

In 2013, Palörot returned to the music industry with the release of his album *Black Cherry*. The album was his first-ever release in English, and included guest vocals from both his wife and daughter. He wrote the entire album with his daughter as well. The album peaked at number-one on the Lashardian albums chart.

## Personal life

Palörot was first introduced to singer and stage actress Katia Flaksöberg in 1975 at a party in Ubenmoor. The two hit it off and soon began dating. They got engaged in 1979, and later married in 1980. In 1987, they had their first and only child together, a daughter named Georgina, who is better known today as Gigi Ergörot. Ergörot is a popular singer-songwriter in Lashardia.

Palörot and Flaksöberg reside in an old-fashioned luxury apartment in Ubenmoor Old Town in the Post district. Palörot has donated thousands of dollars to the Green Party of Lashardia and endorsed Olla Ottöfrenz's 2012 presidential campaign. He was raised a Lashardian Orthodox Christian, but now considers himself "spiritual but not religious".

## Discography

### Studio albums

* *Żlacksi* (1972)
* *Foradot* (1974)
* *Ö ouff* (1976)
* *Erg* (1979)
* *Hiden samarstart* (1982)
* *Nicht* (1985)

* *Hosht* (1995)
* *Sill* (1997)
* *Erg + Katia* (1999)
* *Gigi, Georgina Pt. II* (2004)
* *Black Cherry* (2013)