Päkä‘s first solo album, Menestysalbumi was released in November 2022. Released by PME Records, the album features stories told in a personal tone, ranging from gratitude to assholery, and showcases a vulnerable artist.

Päkä, aka Pekka Salminen, is a musician, writer and one of the three MCs of the critically acclaimed band Gasellit. Winner of the Emma Gala‘s Band of the Year and Rap/R&B of the Year categories, Gasellit is a rap group formed in 2008 in Oulunkylä, Helsinki. In addition to his music, Salminen has written a biography of his band, Gasellit: Matka (2021), and a novel with his bandmate Hätä-Miikka about friends who paint graffiti, Sä maksat (2017).