Paska is a Finnish
a cappella
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rock
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singer who emerged in 1984. ''
Paska'' is a Finnish word for
feces, usually translated as "
shit"; the idea behind the pseudonym was to prove that anybody can make music, no matter how "paska" (crappy) it happens to be.
Paska is Ari "Paska" Peltonen, a radio show host and writer. His show used to air on one of
YLE
Yleisradio Oy ( Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, found ...
's Finnish national radio channels, where his controversial punchlines and perverted humour was deemed inappropriate, leading to his swift dismissal. Now he is working at Radio Helsinki.
In the 1990s, Paska performed and toured abroad a few times, mostly in the United States and Germany.
Discography
* ''Superdoublemegamaxihits!'' (7" EP,
Bad Vugum
Bad Vugum is an independent record label originally based in Oulu, Finland. It was founded in 1987 by some of the members of the hardcore punk groups Kansanturvamusiikkikomissio and Radiopuhelimet for releasing the latter's music. The label's n ...
1989)
* ''Buy Play Throw Away'' (7" EP,
Gaga Goodies 1989)
* ''Heterosapiens'' (7" EP,
Human Wreckords 1997)
* ''Christmas Album'' (7" EP,
Meeuw Muzak 2002)
* ''Women Are From Venus, Men From Anus'' (CD, Riemu-levyt 2005)
* ''Janus, Lick My Anus'' (Single, 2005) (Existence doubtful?)
References
External links
An article about PaskaOfficial website in Finnish
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Finnish musical groups
Finnish comedy musicians
Musical groups established in 1984