''Mielenrauhaa'' is the debut solo studio album by Finnish singer-songwriter

Aki Sirkesalo Aki Pekka Antero Sirkesalo (25 July 1962 – 26 December 2004) was a Finnish singer and broadcaster. Career Sirkesalo started his public career in 1984 as an announcer in the Finnish Broadcasting Company radio show ''Rockradio''. In 1986, he f ...

. Released by

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in January 1995, the album peaked at number five on the

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and spawned some of his best-known songs, such as "Naispaholainen", "Hikinen iltapäivä" and "Pelkkää kuvitelmaa", a Finnish-language cover version of

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song "

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". The latter was also released as a single and peaked at number nine on the

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Reception

Sirkesalo received an Emma Award for the Best Album in 1995. According to

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, ''Mielenrauhaa'' earned Sirkesalo a gold record in 1995 and went on to sell platinum by 1999.

Track listing

Chart performance

References

1995 debut albums Aki Sirkesalo albums Pop rock albums by Finnish artists Sony Music albums {{1990s-R&B-album-stub