Paska is a Finnish

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singer who emerged in 1984. '' Paska'' is a Finnish word for

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, usually translated as "

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"; 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

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'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,

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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
{{Authority control Finnish musical groups Finnish comedy musicians Musical groups established in 1984