Portsmouth artist creates song called '˜Squinny' - and performs it live on the BBC

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Parv joined Steph in the Live Lounge and performed the song Squinny — Squinny Parv joined Steph in the Live Lounge and performed the song Squinny

AN ARTIST from Portsmouth has written and released a song named Squinny '“ and says it belongs to the people of the city.

Martin Parvin, whose artist name is Parv, wanted to incorporate his home-town into his music, and saw no better way to do it than to use a popular Pompey slang phrase.

The 27-year-old wants everyone in Britain to know what the word squinny means to the people of Portsmouth – which is associated with moaning, complaining or whining.

Parv was invited to perform the song live for BBC Music Introducing, a platform for up-and-coming artists, and the song was broadcast on BBC Radio Solent.

The urban artist, originally from Leigh Park, said: ‘Portsmouth now has its own song – my aim is for everybody to know what squinny means.

‘I’ve always wanted to incorporate where I’m from into my music, and I started writing this song about six months ago.

‘I was having girl troubles and found myself acting like a squinny, so I thought, why not write a song about being one?