Penniless (previously Penniless People of Bulgaria) is a rock band, formed in Nakkila, Finland in 1988.As of July 2015, Penniless has released ten studio albums (the first four as Penniless People of Bulgaria), as well as nineteen singles/EPs.Penniless have been signed to and released its records through Swedish label A West Side Fabrication since 1996. During its career, Penniless has enjoyed moderate commercial success.The Adam's Apple Pie single spent 13 weeks on Finnish public radio station Radiomafia's playlist in 2001.The band reached The Official Finnish Charts for the first time ever in 2010 with the A Cab To The City album, which spent one week at No. 30 on the Official Finnish Albums Chart. In 1998, Penniless covered Eva Dahlgren's song Sommarbarn for the Yle X3M radio station's compilation album entitled Extrema Sommarhits Volume 1.The song was also released on the Cyberhand CD EP. Penniless has toured mainly in its native Finland, but the band has also supported American band Mucky Pup on their European tour in 1996 and performed at the 1998 Roskilde Festival in Denmark.Penniless has performed several times at the Swedish Trästockfestivalen, an annual free festival in Skellefteå, founded and arranged by Joakim Wallström.Wallström is also the founder of Penniless' long-time record label A Westside Fabrication.