Setä Tamu

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Setä Tamu
Birth name Mikko Tamminen
Also known as Alkaline, Alkalyne
Born (1975-08-20) 20 August 1975
Origin Vaasa, Finland
Genres Rap
Occupations Rapper, record producer
Years active 2000–present
Labels Kaverikerho
Associated acts Vaasalaiset Kansiot
Firevision
Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu
Yön Polte
Kuningas Pähkinä
Stig

Mikko Tamminen (born 20 August 1975), better known by his stage name Setä Tamu, is a Finnish rapper and record producer.

Career

Vaasalaiset Kansiot

Mikko Tamminen started his career as a part of the group Vaasalaiset Kansiot.[1]

Firevision

He first gained success through the electronic pop duo Firevision in partnership with Arttu Peljo.[2] Firevision released its sole album The Game You Play in 2003.[3] The album featured two charting singles; "Stars" reached number four on the Official Finnish Singles Chart while "Truth" peaked at number 17.

Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu

Since 2000, Setä Tamu has been collaborating with rapper Kuningas Pähkinä. The duo released an EP Kaikki suvussa that year, and a single "Heitä paita vittuun" followed in 2003. Their first album, Kylpyammeellinen hittejä, came out in 2004. An EP Syksyllä Palmasiin was released in 2011, and another EP, Hiitti, in 2012.[4] In 2012 they also released their most successful single to date, "Hei Scully," which peaked at number two on the Finnish Singles Chart.[5]

Yön Polte

Yön Polte is a group consisting of Setä Tamu, Kuningas Pähkinä and Stig. Their first single "Tyttö sinä olet meritähti" was released in February 2012,[6] and it peaked at number seven on the Finnish Singles Chart.[7]

Other collaborations

In 2012, Tamminen was the producer and co-writer of the Japan Hot 100 number-one song "Electric Boy" by a Korean group Kara.[8] He has also written music for Korean group SHINee and Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai.[9]

Discography

Firevision

Albums
Year Title Peak positions
FIN
[10]
2003 The Game You Play 15
Singles
Year Title Peak positions Album
FIN
[10]
2002 "Music Lover" The Game You Play
"The Game You Play"
2003 "Stars" 4
"Truth" 17

Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu

Albums
Year Title Peak positions
FIN
[11]
2004 Kylpyammeellinen hittejä 15
EPs
  • 2000: Kaikki suvussa
  • 2011: Syksyllä Palmasiin
  • 2012: Hiitti
Singles
Year Title Peak positions
FIN
[11]
2003 "Heitä paita vittuun"
2012 "Hei Scully" 2

Setä Tamu

Year Title Peak positions
FIN
[11]
2012 "Jos sä joskus päädyt Berliiniin"

Yön Polte

Year Title Peak positions
FIN
[11]
2012 "Tyttö sinä olet meritähti" 7
2013 "Rakkauden ratapiha"

References

  1. "Vaasalaiset Kansiot". Reflekto Oy. Retrieved 2 February 2013. 
  2. "Firevision". Myspace LLC. Retrieved 2 February 2013. 
  3. Niemelä, Antti. "Firevision haastattelu Findance.com". Findance.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013. 
  4. "Kuningas Pähkinä ja Setä Tamu | Palmupuistikko". Palmupuistikko. Retrieved 2 February 2013. 
  5. "Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu: Hei Scully". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 2 February 2013. 
  6. "Yön Polte | Palmupuistikko". Palmupuistikko. Retrieved 2 February 2013. 
  7. "Yön Polte: Tyttö Sinä Olet Meritähti". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 2 February 2013. 
  8. "Vaasalaistuottaja teki historiaa". Pohjalainen.fi. Retrieved 2 February 2013. 
  9. "Suomalaistähti työsti hittejä Saksaan". Stara Media Oy. Retrieved 2 February 2013. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 "FinnishCharts.com Firevision discography page". Finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 April 2013. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "FinnishCharts.com Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu discography page". Finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 April 2013. 
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