Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu

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Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu is a Finnish collaborating duo starting 2000, made up of rapper Kuningas Pähkinä and Setä Tamu. They released an initial EP Kaikki suvussa in 2000, and had a successful single "Heitä paita vittuun" in 2003. Their first studio album, Kylpyammeellinen hittejä, came out in 2004.

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However the duo's most successful release is the 2012 single "Hei Scully," which peaked at number two on the Official Finnish Singles Chart. [1]

The Official Finnish Charts are national record charts in Finland composed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiella lista, which is singular in both Finnish and Swedish, is used generically to refer to both the albums and the singles chart, and the context reveals which chart is meant.

Setä Tamu, Kuningas Pähkinä and Stig joined forces in 2012 as the group Yön Polte and with the single "Tyttö sinä olet meritähti". [2] The song peaked at number seven on the Official Finnish Singles Chart. [3]

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Discography

Albums

YearTitlePeak positions
FIN
[4]
2004Kylpyammeellinen hittejä

EPs

Singles

YearTitlePeak positions
FIN
[5]
2003"Heitä paita vittuun"
2012"Hei Scully" 2

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References

  1. "Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu: Hei Scully". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  2. "Yön Polte | Palmupuistikko". Palmupuistikko. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  3. "Yön Polte: Tyttö Sinä Olet Meritähti". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  4. "FinnishCharts.com Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu discography page". Finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
  5. "FinnishCharts.com Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu - "Hei Scully" page page". Finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-04-11.