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
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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
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. 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
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, 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
Japan Hot 100 number-one song "
Electric Boy" by a Korean group
Kara
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. He co-wrote the song "Fantasy" for Taiwanese pop singer
Jolin Tsai
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He has also written music for Korean group
Shinee
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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