- Philip Boardman was born on the 27th of March 1982
- He is known by his stage name Admiral P
- P is best known for his commercial breakthrough single “Snakke litt” (2011), which reached No. 4 on the VG-lista singles chart
- His 2012 single “Kallenavn” reached No. 2 in Norway and also received airplay in Sweden, which is unusual for Norwegian language records
- Boardman was born in Lusaka, Zambia to a Zambian mother and his Norwegian father Tom Boardman, and grew up with the street culture and music of the less privileged neighborhoods
- He regards Nyanja as his first language, Norwegian and English as second languages
- At the age of 10 he attended a Shabba Ranks concert, which he has cited as a large influence in the decision to become a reggae artist
- In 1995, when he was 13, his family moved to Oslo, Norway because his father was terminally ill and they reasoned that he would receive better healthcare in Norway
- As he grew older he hooked up with fellow reggae enthusiasts such as Selecta “Lion” Daniel and long-standing partner Nico D, and in 1999 they formed the Reggae/Dance Hall collective Jah Ark Manifest (JAM)
- In 2008 the mixtape “Muzical Bullit – The Admiral Story” was released and distributed on concerts, and in some independent music stores
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