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. ;Firevision He first gained success through the electronic pop duo

Firevision Firevision was a Finnish electropop duo made up of Mikko Tamminen and Arttu Peljo. Prior to forming Firevision, Tamminen had already been in a band called Vaasalaiset Kansiot. Firevision was established in 2002, and had its debut and sole album ...

in partnership with Arttu Peljo. Firevision released its sole album ''The Game You Play'' in 2003. 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

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. 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. In 2012 they also released their most successful single to date, "Hei Scully," which peaked at number two on the Finnish Singles Chart. ;Yön Polte

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. Their first single " Tyttö sinä olet meritähti" was released in February 2012, and it peaked at number seven on the Finnish Singles Chart. ;Other collaborations Tamminen has produced and/or co-written songs for other Finnish artists such as Robin,

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and Annika Eklund. In 2012, he produced and co-wrote the

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number-one song " Electric Boy" by a Korean group

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. He co-wrote the song "Fantasy" for Taiwanese pop singer

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. He has also written music for Korean group

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Selected discography

Firevision

;Albums ;Singles

Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu

;Albums ;EPs *2000: ''Kaikki suvussa'' *2011: ''Syksyllä Palmasiin'' *2012: ''Hiitti'' ;Singles

Setä Tamu

Yön Polte

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seta Tamu Living people Finnish rappers 1975 births Finnish songwriters