Setä Tamu

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

Setä Tamu
Birth name	Mikko Tamminen
Also known as	Alkaline, Alkalyne
Born	(1975-08-20) 20 August 1975 (age 49)
Origin	Vaasa, Finland
Genres	Rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper, record producer
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Kaverikerho

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

Tamminen 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

Year	Title	Peak position
		FIN [10]
2003	The Game You Play	15

Singles

Year	Title	Peak position	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 position
		FIN [11]
2004	Kylpyammeellinen hittejä	15

EPs

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

Singles

Year	Title	Peak position
		FIN [11]
2003	"Heitä paita vittuun"	–
2012	"Hei Scully"	2

Setä Tamu

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

Yön Polte

Year	Title	Peak position
		FIN [12]
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. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
10. "Firevision". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
11. "Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
12. "Yön Polte". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 6 January 2016.