Setä Tamu Explained

Setä Tamu
Birth Name:	Mikko Tamminen
Alias:	Alkaline, Alkalyne
Birth Date:	1975 8, df=yes
Origin:	Vaasa, Finland
Genre:	Rap
Occupation:	Rapper, record producer
Years Active:	2000–present
Label:	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 KansiotMikko Tamminen started his career as a part of the group Vaasalaiset Kansiot.^[1]

FirevisionHe 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 TamuSince 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 PolteYön 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 collaborationsTamminen has produced and/or co-written songs for other Finnish artists such as Robin, Kaija Koo and Annika Eklund. In 2012, he produced and co-wrote the Japan Hot 100 number-one song "Electric Boy" by a Korean group Kara.^[8] He co-wrote the song "Fantasy" for Taiwanese pop singer Jolin Tsai.^[9] He has also written music for Korean group Shinee.

Selected discography

Firevision

Albums

Singles

Year	Title	Peak position	Album
		FIN
2002	"Music Lover"		The Game You Play
	"The Game You Play"
2003	"Stars"	4
	"Truth"	17

Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu

Albums

EPs

• 2000: Kaikki suvussa
• 2011: Syksyllä Palmasiin
• 2012: Hiitti

Singles

Year	Title	Peak position
		FIN
2003	"Heitä paita vittuun"	–
2012	"Hei Scully"	2

Yön Polte

Year	Title	Peak position
		FIN
2012	"Tyttö sinä olet meritähti"	7
2013	"Rakkauden ratapiha"	–

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vaasalaiset Kansiot. Reflekto Oy. 2 February 2013.
2. Web site: Firevision. Myspace LLC. 2 February 2013.
3. Web site: Niemelä. Antti. Firevision haastattelu Findance.com. Findance.com. 2 February 2013.
4. Web site: Kuningas Pähkinä ja Setä Tamu Palmupuistikko. Palmupuistikko. 2 February 2013.
5. Web site: Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu: Hei Scully. Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. 2 February 2013.
6. Web site: Yön Polte Palmupuistikko. Palmupuistikko. 2 February 2013.
7. Web site: Yön Polte: Tyttö Sinä Olet Meritähti. Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. 2 February 2013.
8. Web site: Vaasalaistuottaja teki historiaa. Pohjalainen.fi. 2 February 2013.
9. Web site: Suomalaistähti työsti hittejä Saksaan. Stara Media Oy. 2 February 2013. 30 January 2013.