Not to be confused with Pobeda

Pobeda

-Geographic locations:In Kyrgyzstan:*Peak Pobeda, or Pik Pobedy, a mountain in the Tian Shan mountain rangeIn Russia:*Peak Pobeda, Sakha , the highest peak in the Sakha Republic, Russia; part of the Chersky Range...

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Popeda is a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 rock band hailing from Tampere

Tampere

Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...

 and one of the staples of Manserock. Epe Helenius, who signed the band for Poko Rekords in 1977, called the band "Finnish Rolling Stones". Musically their style is a combination of Rock 'n' Roll, with humorous lyrics by their vocalist Pate Mustajärvi, often concerning girls, cars and drinking.

Popeda was founded in November 1977 by Pauli "Pate" Mustajärvi

Pate Mustajärvi

Pauli Antero "Pate" Mustajärvi is a Finnish rock singer. He is known as the vocalist, frontman and only original member of Popeda as well as a solo artist...

 and Ilari "Ilpo" Ainiala. Popeda's 1983 album Kaasua is considered their breakthrough. Pate Mustajärvi is these days the band's only original member.

Albums

• Popeda (1978)
• Raswaa koneeseen (1980) (Grease to the Machine)
• Hullut koirat (1981) (Mad Dogs)
• Raakaa voimaa (1981) (Live) (Raw Power)
• Mustat enkelit (1982) (Black Angels)
• Kaasua... (1983) (Gas...)
• Harasoo (1984)
• Pohjantähden alla (1985) (Under the North Star)
• Huilut suorina (1986) (Live) (Flutes Straight)
• Ei oo valoo (1987) (There's No Light)
• Hallelujaa (1988) (Hallelujah)
• Kans'an Popeda (1990) (Nation n' Popeda)
• Svoboda (1992) (Svoboda)
• H.Ö.N.Ö. (1994) (F.O.O.L.)
• Live at the BBC (1995)
• 500 cc (1997)
• Vieraissa (1999) (Sleeping around)
• Just! (2001) (Right!)
• Häkää! (2005) (Carbon Monoxide!)
• Täydelliset miehet (2008) (Perfect Men)
• Pitkä Kuuma Kesä 2010 - Live (2010) (Long Hot Summer 2010 - Live)
• Voitto (2011) (Victory)

Compilations

• 15 GT Golden Turbo (1986) (15 Gt Golden Turbo)
• Poko-klassikko: Popeda (1987) (Poko-Classics: Popeda)
• Peethelemin kesäveikot (nopein saa) (1993) (Nestbrothers of Beetlehem (Fastest Gets))
• Hittejä, kersantti Karoliina! (1997) (Hits, Sergeant Karoliina!)
• Pelkkää juhlaa - 25v. Juhlakokoelma (Just Party - 25th Anniversary Collection)
• 30-vuotinen sota 1977 - 2007 (2007) (30-Year War 1977-2007)

DVDs

• Hyvää iltaa, Tampere (2002) (Good Evening, Tampere)
• Pitkä Kuuma Kesä 2010 - Live (2010) (Long Hot Summer 2010 - Live)

Members

• Pate Mustajärvi - vocals (1977–present)
• Costello Hautamäki - guitars, vocals (1982–present)
• Jyrki K. Melartin - bass guitar, vocals (1980–1990, 1995–present)
• Pate Kivinen - keyboards (2008–present)
• Lacu Lahtinen - drums, vocals (2008–present)

External links

• The Official Site
• Popeda site by Jyrki Hietanen