Saara Aalto - wikipedia Saara Aalto Not to be confused with Sara Forsberg. Saara Aalto Aalto during the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Background information Birth name Saara Sofia Aalto ( 1987 - 05 - 02 ) 2 May 1987 ( age 31 ) Oulunsalo, Finland Genres Pop Occupation ( s ) Singer songwriter voice actress Instruments Vocals piano Years active 1998 -- present Labels Sony Music Warner Music Website www.saaraaalto.com Saara Sofia Aalto ( born 2 May 1987 ) is a Finnish singer, songwriter, and voice actress. She came second in the first season of The Voice of Finland in 2012. Aalto competed in the Finnish national selection to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest two times, first in 2011 with `` Blessed with Love '' and then in 2016 with `` No Fear '', both times placing second. On 7 November 2017, it was announced that she had been internally selected by broadcaster Yle to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon. The Finnish public chose the song `` Monsters ''. She qualified for the grand final and ended 25th on it. She has taken part in musicals on stage and has done a great number of dubbings for feature films and foreign television series. Saara Aalto is the voice of Princess Anna in the Finnish version of Disney 's animated movie Frozen. She has dueted with Adam Lambert, and had concerts together with Andrea Bocelli, José Carreras and pianist Robert Wells. She has released 5 albums on her own record label Yume Records. In 2016, Aalto came runner - up in the thirteenth series of The X Factor UK, which gained her international recognition. Every fourth Finn watched The X Factor final. Aalto was the most - Googled person in Finland in 2016. Tabloid newspaper Iltalehti readers voted Saara Aalto as Finnish person of the year 2016. Following the show, she was signed to both Sony Music UK and Finland. In June 2017, Aalto announced via social media that she will be a judge on season two of X Factor Suomi. Four months later, Aalto announced she had left Sony Music for Warner Music Group, citing that her previous deal did not feel like the `` right team ''. Contents 1 Early life 2 Music career 2.1 Finnish Eurovision Song Contest selections ( 2011, 2016, 2018 ) 2.2 Success in China 2.3 The Voice of Finland ( 2012 ) 2.4 The X Factor UK, Eurovision Song Contest and Wild Wild Wonderland 3 Personal life 4 Discography 4.1 Albums 4.2 Singles 4.2. 1 As lead artist 4.2. 2 As featured artist 4.3 Promotional singles 4.4 Other appearances 5 Filmography 5.1 Films 5.2 Television series 5.3 Reality television 6 Awards and achievements 7 References 7.1 Notes 7.2 Sources 8 External links Early life Born in Oulunsalo, Finland, Aalto grew up in a musical family and received piano lessons from pianist and pedagogue Olga Maslak, born in Odessa, Ukraine. Saara wrote her first song at the age of five. Her close relatives include painter and documentary director Eeli Aalto and magician Simo Aalto. In 1998 at age 11, she won the Kotka Maritime Festival song contest for children with one of her own compositions. Aalto also won the Charlotte Church international singing competition, organized in US, in 2003 with her own composition. Aalto represented Finland in the Golden Stag International Song Contest in Romania in 2004. She went to the Madetoja secondary school for music, where she graduated in 2005. After graduation she moved to Helsinki to study music at the Sibelius Academy, and at the same time also studied singing in the Helsinki Pop & Jazz Conservatory. Music career In the past few years Saara has been a sought after performer in concerts, galas, TV - shows and musicals. She has worked with several top orchestras and military bands and toured across Finland with her own band. However, becoming an international singer, and singing in English, has always been Aalto 's dream, and that is why she auditioned for The X Factor UK. Singing in many languages has been Aalto 's passion since childhood and she has performed to many international groups visiting Finland. One popular example is `` Let it go '' in 15 languages that she made for one group of 20 different nationalities. Aalto can sing in many languages, but she has studied English, Swedish, French, Japanese and Chinese. In 2007, she participated in Talent Suomi ( `` Talent Finland '' ), finishing in the top three. In addition to her singing career, Saara is also an accomplished actress, having starred as Dorothy and Phannee in the Finnish production of Wicked - The Musical and as Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar. From 2008 to 2011 she appeared in the Helsinki City Theatre musicals, first as Kelsi in High School Musical on Stage ! and its second installment, and then in Wicked. Finnish Eurovision song Contest selections ( 2011, 2016, 2018 ) Saara Aalto took part on two separate occasions in the selection process in a bid to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest. She participated in the qualifying rounds in Finland for Eurovision 2011 with her self - penned song `` Blessed with Love '', placing second to Paradise Oskar who went on to represent Finland with his song `` Da Da Dam ''. She received 40.7 % of the public televotes, compared to 46.7 % for Oskar. Aalto 's recording was released as a single by Yume Records, a self - release record label she founded together with Teemu Roivainen in 2011. Her second bid to represent Finland was for Eurovision Song Contest 2016 through the competition Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu where she sang another of her own compositions titled `` No Fear '', again placing second. Although winning the public vote, she was disadvantaged with the judging vote going to the eventual winner Sandhja who went on to represent Finland with the song `` Sing It Away ''. In an interview Aalto described her music. I call my music Epic Love Pop ! I love dramatic and emotional music with a show feeling. I also want to bring love, joy and encouragement for everybody ; be yourself and inspire others ! I 've studied piano since I was a little kid and through music schools, singing competitions, my career and concerts ( in Finland and all over the world ) I 've gotten lots of experience and confidence to be who I am as an artist. (... ) I 've performed in musicals and big shows in Finland. (... ) I 'm happy to be versatile performer. Saara Aalto represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The decision was made by the Finnish national broadcaster Yle. Her song was selected among three choices in a national final ; the selected song was `` Monsters ''. She qualified for the final on 8th May but finished second last ( 25th ) on 12th May. Success in China Following her performance of `` Blessed with Love '' for qualification in Eurovision 2011, that December she was involved in the Santa Claus Season 's Greetings Song Contest, where she sang `` Ai De Zhu Fu, '' a Chinese ( Mandarin ) version of her Eurovision song `` Blessed with Love ''. In November 2012 Aalto was guest vocalist at Robert Wells 's highly successful show Rhapsody in Rock at Shanghai Daning theatre. And following a successful performance in Shanghai in May 2013, opening for Spanish tenor José Carreras and singing several songs in Chinese, Saara Aalto returned to the city to duet with tenor Han Peng at the Closing Ceremony of the Shanghai International Film Festival in June 2013 broadcast to over 800 million viewers in 10 countries. Finding great reception from Chinese audiences, in July 2013 Aalto went on to release a full album destined for Mainland China and other Chinese markets also titled Ai De Zhu Fu. On the album she performed nine of the album 's 13 tracks in Mandarin language. The Voice of Finland ( 2012 ) Aalto participated in season one of The Voice of Finland. In the blind auditions, broadcast on 6 February 2012 on the Finnish commercial television channel Nelonen, she performed `` Taking Chances '' from Celine Dion with all four coaches, Elastinen, Lauri Tähkä, Paula Koivuniemi and Michael Monroe turning their chairs. She opted to be part of Team Monroe. In the Battle Round on 17 February, she was confronted with team competitor Anna Inginmaa, both singing `` True Colors ''. Coach Monroe opted for Aalto to go to the next round. In the live show on 23 March, she sang `` Barracuda '' and was saved by Monroe after failing to get enough votes from the public. She followed it up with the French language `` Je suis malade '' from Serge Lama and was safe after the public vote. In the semifinals with her rendition of `` Over the Rainbow '', she qualified for the finals held on 20 April where she sang `` I 'm Gonna Be Strong '' from Frankie Laine and an original song titled `` My Love ''. She placed second to winner Mikko Sipola. The X Factor UK, Eurovision song Contest and Wild Wild Wonderland Aalto auditioned for the thirteenth UK series of The X Factor in 2016, singing a cover of Sia 's `` Chandelier '', which earned her three yeses from the attending judges. At the bootcamp, she performed `` On the Radio '' by Donna Summer and was sent through as part of the over-25s category with Sharon Osbourne as her mentor. At the six - chair challenge, she performed `` I See Fire '' by Ed Sheeran and was sent home by Osbourne who stated a lack of connection. However, after the crowd chanted to bring her back, Aalto was given a chance to perform Serge Lama 's `` Je Suis Malade '', which caused the crowd to turn on her, while Nicole Scherzinger criticized her song choice, stating `` we ai n't in France ''. Osbourne then asked Aalto to leave. Aalto was brought back as Scherzinger 's wildcard pick for the over-25s category and therefore went to judges ' houses. She was chosen to proceed to the live shows after performing ABBA 's `` The Winner Takes It All ''. In week 1 of the live shows, Aalto finished in the bottom three after performing `` Let It Go '' and faced a sing - off against the duo Bratavio, where she performed `` Alive '' by Sia. Aalto was saved with only Louis Walsh voting to eliminate her, though praising her performance. The following week, she sang `` River Deep -- Mountain High '' and finished again in the bottom three, performing `` Run '' by Snow Patrol in a sing - off against Freddy Parker. The result went to deadlock and Aalto was saved as she had the greater public vote. In week 3 she performed `` It 's Oh So Quiet '' coming 2nd in the public vote, and in week 4 Aalto sang `` Bad Romance '', placing 3rd in the public vote. In week 5, Aalto finished in the bottom three for the third time after her rendition of `` Sound of the Underground '', but was saved by majority vote after performing `` Who You Are '' in a sing - off against the group Four of Diamonds. Her following performances were `` No More Tears ( Enough Is Enough ) '' in week 6 placing 2nd and `` My Heart Will Go On '' in week 7 again placing 2nd. In week 8, she sang `` The Winner Takes It All '' and a medley of `` Diamonds Are Forever '' and `` Diamonds Are a Girl 's Best Friend '', topping the public vote for the first time. Following the eliminations of Relley C in week 3 and Honey G in week 8, Saara Aalto became Osbourne 's last remaining act in the competition. In the semifinals on 3 December, she sang a medley of `` White Christmas '' and `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '', and `` Chandelier '' as 2nd song, topping the vote again reaching the Final 3, where on 10 December she performed `` Everybody Wants to Rule the World '' and `` Bohemian Rhapsody '', the latter as a duet with Adam Lambert, again topping the public vote. With the elimination of the group 5 After Midnight she was in the Final 2 facing Matt Terry. In the Final on 11 December, she performed `` It 's Oh So Quiet '' and `` I Did n't Know My Own Strength ''. In the ensuing public vote, she placed as the runner - up to eventual winner Matt Terry with 40.4 % of the votes. show The X Factor performances and results Show Song choice Theme Result Auditions `` Chandelier '' N / A Through to bootcamp Bootcamp `` On the Radio '' Through to six - chair challenge Six - chair challenge `` I See Fire '' / `` Je suis malade '' Eliminated ; re-instated as a wildcard Judges ' houses `` The Winner Takes It All '' Through to live shows Live show 1 `` Let It Go '' Express Yourself Bottom three ( 9th ) `` Alive '' Sing - Off Saved ( Majority vote ) Live show 2 `` River Deep -- Mountain High '' Motown Bottom three ( 9th ) `` Run '' Sing - Off Saved ( Deadlock ) Live show 3 `` It 's Oh So Quiet '' Divas & Legends Safe ( 2nd ) Live show 4 `` Bad Romance '' Fright Night Safe ( 3rd ) Live show 5 `` Sound of the Underground '' Girlband vs. Boyband Bottom three ( 6th ) `` Who You Are '' Sing - Off Saved ( Majority vote ) Live show 6 `` No More Tears ( Enough Is Enough ) '' Disco Safe ( 2nd ) Live show 7 `` My Heart Will Go On '' from Titanic Movies Safe ( 2nd ) Live show 8 `` The Winner Takes It All '' Louis Loves Safe ( 1st ) `` Diamonds Are Forever '' / `` Diamonds Are a Girl 's Best Friend '' Contestant 's choice Semi-final `` White Christmas '' / `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' Christmas Safe ( 1st ) `` Chandelier '' Contestant 's choice Final ( Saturday ) `` Everybody Wants to Rule the World '' New song Safe ( 1st ) `` Bohemian Rhapsody '' ( with Adam Lambert ) Celebrity duet Final ( Sunday ) `` It 's Oh So Quiet '' Song of the series Runner - up ( 40.4 % ) `` I Did n't Know My Own Strength '' New Song In her press - conference on 20 December 2016, Aalto revealed that she works with the joint effort of ROAR Global and Global career management companies, and that she has signed a five - album recording deal with Sony Music UK and Sony Music Finland. In October 2017, Aalto announced she had left Sony Music for Warner Music Group. In a statement, she said : `` I was honoured I was signed to Sony. But later I felt like they were n't the right team. When I met the people at Warner they were very excited about my style and making me into this big theatrical artist. '' On 7 November 2017, it was announced that Aalto would represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. The three bidding entries will be released by Yle and Saara Aalto, along with an accompanying music video, on 9, 16 and 23 February 2018, respectively. Aalto was a judge on the second series of the Finnish version of The X Factor, mentoring the girls. Aalto could not attend the finale night of The X Factor Finland due to her commitments with The Eurovision, so Matt Terry represented her instead, but her category 's last girl, Tika Liljegren, was crowned the winner, making Aalto the winning mentor. Aalto announced in March 2018 via social media that her first album under Warner Music Group, Wild Wild Wonderland, would be released on 27 April, 2018. Personal life Aalto had a nine - year relationship with singer Teemu Roivainen, but the couple broke up in 2013. Aalto and Roivainen continued collaborating in music. Aalto later began a relationship with a female fan, personal trainer and life coach, Meri Sopanen. They became engaged on their two - year anniversary in August 2016. Aalto now identifies as a lesbian. Aalto and Sopanen moved to London in January 2017. The idea to audition for The X Factor came from Sopanen. Discography Albums Title Details Peak chart positions FIN Blessed With Love Released : 11 May 2011 Label : Yume Records Oy Formats : Digital download, CD -- Enkeleitä -- Angels Released : 9 November 2011 Label : Yume Records Oy Formats : Digital download, CD -- You Had My Heart Released : 24 May 2013 Label : Yume Records Oy Formats : Digital download, CD 43 Ai De Zhu Fu Released : 29 August 2013 Label : Yume Records Oy Formats : Digital download, CD -- Tonight ( with Teemu Roivainen ) Released : 8 April 2015 Label : Yume Records Oy Formats : Digital download, CD -- Wild Wild Wonderland Released : 27 April 2018 Label : Warner Music Formats : Digital download, CD `` -- '' denotes an album that did not chart or was not released. Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album FIN FIN ( Air ) SWE Heat. `` Blessed with Love '' 2011 -- -- -- Blessed with Love `` You Had My Heart '' 2013 -- -- -- You Had My Heart `` You Raise Me Up '' ( with Teemu Roivainen ) 2014 -- -- -- Tonight `` No Fear '' 2016 -- -- -- Wild Wild Wonderland `` Monsters '' 2018 13 6 7 `` Domino '' -- 18 -- `` Queens '' -- 12 -- `` DANCE ! ! ! '' -- -- -- `` -- '' denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. As featured artist Title Year Album `` Sydämesi tyhjä huone '' ( Teemu Roivainen featuring Saara Aalto ) 2015 Sydämesi tyhjä huone Promotional singles Title Year Album `` Enkeleitä '' 2013 Enkeleitä -- Angels `` Reach the Stars '' 2014 Non-album singles `` Feel Vegas '' ( with Teemu Roivainen featuring Big Spender ) 2015 Other appearances Title Year Other Artists Album `` All I Ask of You '' 2015 Waltteri Torikka Sydän Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2008 The Tale of Despereaux Princess Pea ( voice ) Finnish version Alice in Wonderland Alice ( voice ) Finnish version 2011 From Up on Poppy Hill Umi ( voice ) Finnish version 2012 Brave Soloist Finnish version 2012 Rise of the Guardians Tooth Fairy ( voice ) Finnish version 2013 Rölli ja kultainen avain ( fi ) singer, `` Minne Menee, Mistä Tulee '' 2013 Frozen Anna ( voice ) Finnish version 2015 Frozen Fever Anna ( voice ) Finnish version 2017 Olaf 's Frozen Adventure Anna ( voice ) Finnish version Television series Year Title Role Notes 2011 -- present Bubble Guppies Molly ( voice ) Finnish version 2011 -- 2014 Pokémon Iris ( voice ) Finnish version 2012 -- present Winx Club Musa ( voice, since season 5 ) Finnish version 2015 Hey Duggee Norrie ( voice ) Finnish version 2015 Rocka - Bye Island Lee ( voice ) Finnish version 2016 K3 ( nl ; fr ) Kylie ( voice ) Finnish version Reality television Year Title Role 2007 Talent Suomi ( series 1 ) Contestant ( 2nd ) 2011 Euroviisukarsinta 2011 Participant ( 2nd ) 2012 The Voice of Finland ( season 1 ) Contestant ( 2nd ) 2016 Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu Participant ( 2nd ) 2016 The X Factor ( UK, series 13 ) Contestant ( 2nd ) 2018 X Factor Suomi ( season 2 ) Judge 2018 Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Participant ( 25th ) Awards and achievements Year Award Results Ref. 2016 Iltalehti Finnish Person of the Year Won 2017 Vuoden Positiivisin Suomalainen The Most Positive Person in Finland Won References Notes Jump up ^ Selection process for Finnish entry to Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Jump up ^ Selection process for Finnish entry to Eurovision Song Contest 2016 ^ Jump up to : Selection process for Finnish entry to Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Jump up ^ To commemorate Chinese New Year 2014 ( Year of the Horse ) ( song in English and Mandarin ) Jump up ^ Phantom of the Opera Sources Jump up ^ Saukkola, Mirva ( 2018 ). `` Saara Aalto hoitaa kauneuttaan myös ruokavaliolla : `` Vältän vehnää ja sokeria '' '' ( in Finnish ). Anna.fi. Jump up ^ 10 December 2016 X Factor : Bohemian Rhapsody Jump up ^ `` Andrea Bocelli Setlist at Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland - Tour : A Passion for Life ''. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Jose Carreras Concert with Saara Aalto 2 May 2013 Shanghai Daning Theatre ''. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Concert in Shanghai : Robert Wells - Rhapsody In Rock ''. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : Tony Rojas ( 29 January 2016 ). `` Saara Aalto : `` I want my song to be the happy funeral of fear, where people are dancing together ! '' ( Finnish semifinalist -- Exclusive Interview ) ``. www.esc-plus.com. Retrieved 3 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Joka neljäs suomalainen katsoi Saara Aallon finaalitaistelua X Factorissa ''. hs.fi. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` 25 % of Finns ( 1,324,000 ) watched @ saaraalto and @ TheXFactor on Sunday evening. @ subsuomi # XFactor # xfactorfinal ''. finnpanel.fi. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2017. Jump up ^ David Johnson, Megan McCluskey ( 22 December 2016 ). `` See the Most Googled Person in Each Country in 2016 ''. time.com. Retrieved 1 March 2017. ^ Jump up to : Miia Vatka ( 31 December 2016 ). `` Iltalehden lukijat valitsivat : Saara Aalto on vuoden suomalainen ! ''. Iltalehti. Retrieved 3 February 2017. Jump up ^ Darvill. `` X Factor 2016 : Saara Aalto CONFIRMS record deal with an album out next year ''. TellyMix. Retrieved 22 December 2016. Jump up ^ Juha Sutela ( 14 October 2002 ). `` Unohtumaton ilta Olgan kunniaksi ''. kaleva.fi. Retrieved 8 March 2017. Jump up ^ Kimmo Pihlajamaa, Yrjö Mikkonen and Sari Hourula. `` Oulun musiikkielämän grand old lady ''. kaleva.fi. Retrieved 8 March 2017. Jump up ^ Saara Aalto ( 8 March 2016 ). `` I wanted to learn to sing like Charlotte Church ''. facebook. Retrieved 12 March 2017. Jump up ^ Josh Darvill ( 9 December 2016 ). `` X Factor 2016 : Saara Aalto and Charlotte Church share a surprise connection ''. TellyMix. Retrieved 8 March 2017. Jump up ^ Satu Koho ( 8 May 2008 ). `` Mitä mietti maailmanvalloittaja Saara Aalto uransa alussa ? Forum24 haastatteli laulajaa keväällä 2008 ''. forum24.fi. Retrieved 8 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` BIO ''. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2017. Jump up ^ Josh Darvill ( 7 March 2017 ). `` X Factor 's Saara Aalto says the UK is her ' new home ' as performs on live tour ''. tellymix.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2017. Jump up ^ kari ( 17 December 2016 ). `` This is the reason why Saara wanted to go to X Factor in England. Saara wants to sing English music and her goal is to achieve international musical success what she has always dreamed of ''. Retrieved 7 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` The girl band that changed my life was Spice Girls. When I was 10 years old I saw Spice Girls. Then I called my friend and was like - we need to have a band. That 's how I started to compose and sing in English ''. X Factor. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Tästä kaikki alkoi : Saara Aallon perhe avasi kotivideoarkistonsa HS : lle -- ne näyttävät kasvun pikkutytöstä X Factor - tähdeksi ''. hs.fi. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Saara Aalto - Let It Go ( Frozen ) Multi-Language, 15 languages ''. saaraaalto.com. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017. Jump up ^ Huw Morris ( 13 November 2016 ). `` EXCLUSIVE - X FACTOR 'S SAARA AALTO ON PERFORMING, THE LGBT COMMUNITY AND THE FUTURE ''. ATTITUDE MAGAZINE. Retrieved 15 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` The X Factor Backstage with TalkTalk Saara Aalto shows off her language skills ! ''. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Saara Aalto konsertoi Helsingissä '' Umami ``. Umami.fi. Retrieved 4 September 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Finnish Pop Star Saara Aalto To Perform At The Award & Closing Ceremony For The Shanghai International Film Festival ''. top40-charts.com. Retrieved 4 September 2013. Jump up ^ `` Saara Aalto pestattu Maria Magdalenaksi Lahteen ''. hs.fi. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Kuvat : Muistatko vielä ? Näin Saara Aalto nousi julkisuuteen ''. mtv.fi. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Finland sends Paradise Oskar to Düsseldorf ! ''. Retrieved 6 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ensimmäiset UMK - finalistit valittu -- onko joku heistä Suomen euroviisuedustaja ? ''. Yle. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` UMK 2016 : FINLAND REVEALS FULL RESULTS OF TELEVOTE AND JURIES ''. wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 6 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` Chinese listeners to vote for best Finnish SANTA CLAUS SEASON 'S GREETINGS SONG 2012 ''. Finland.cn. Retrieved 3 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Negative voitti joululaulukilpailun ''. Suomen suurlähetystö, Peking - Suomen pääkonsulaatti, Shanghai ( in Finnish ). Finland.cn. 29 December 2011. Jump up ^ `` Rhapsody in Rock : Startsidan ''. Retrieved 3 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Robert Wells - `` Rhapsody In Rock '' Shanghai Edition with guests Saara Aalto, Jia Ruhan & Chen Jun ``. centerstagechina.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Saara Aalto : ' What if you would sing in China ? ' ''. dreamdo. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2017. Jump up ^ Heini Kangasluoma ( 23 June 2013 ). `` Saara Aalto Kiinassa : Rankan alun jälkeen maailmantähtien eteen ''. mtv.fi. Retrieved 7 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Voice of Finland : Riitaa laulajista ! Viihde ''. Iltalehti.fi. Retrieved 4 September 2013. Jump up ^ Rahn, Florian ( 29 August 2016 ). `` '' That 's How You Do It ! '' Finland 's Saara Aalto Nails X Factor UK Audition ``. wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Jump up ^ `` Voting stats 2016 revealed ''. ITV. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016. Jump up ^ `` Saara Aalto kertoi tulevaisuuden suunnitelmistaan lehdistötilaisuudessa ''. mtv.fi. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017. Jump up ^ Harp, Justin ( 20 December 2016 ). `` X Factor 's Saara Aalto lands a huge record deal ''. Digital Spy. United Kingdom : Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 20 December 2016. Jump up ^ Mitchell, Bea ( 25 October 2017 ). `` Saara Aalto leaves Simon Cowell for a new record deal ''. Digital Spy. United Kingdom : Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 25 October 2017. Jump up ^ Halpin, Chris ( 7 November 2017 ). `` Saara Aalto is Finland 's Eurovision 2018 act... and will sing three songs during the UMK final ''. wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Jump up ^ Weaver, Jessica ( 10 January 2018 ). `` Finland : UMK18 songs to be released next month ; first song on 9 February ''. ESCtoday.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` EXCLUSIVE : ' I do n't have time to plan my wedding ! ' Saara Aalto 's hectic schedule has forced her to delay marrying her girlfriend... as she is revealed as a judge on X Factor Finland ''. The Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Saara Aalto to release Wild Wild Wonderland on April 27th ''. Escxtra. Retrieved 11 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Me Naiset : Saara Aalto erosi miehestään 9 yhteisen vuoden jälkeen ''. Ilta - Sanomat. 2 May 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Saara Aallon Meri - rakas avoimessa haastattelussa : Ensisuudelma tapahtui minun aloitteestani ''. mtv.fi. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017. Jump up ^ Adams, William Lee ( 4 October 2016 ). `` X FACTOR REVEALS SAARA AALTO 'S FEAR OF NEEDLES... AS HEAT MAGAZINE REPORTS ON HER ENGAGEMENT ''. Wiwibloggs. Jump up ^ Douglas, Nicole ( 22 November 2016 ). `` X Factor 's Saara Aalto exclusively reveals the moment her girlfriend proposed : ' For me, it was a surprise ! ' ''. OK !. Jump up ^ `` X Factor 's Saara Aalto was one of Finland 's first open lesbian artists and is proud to be an inspiration ''. Mirror. Jump up ^ `` Sanonut et ekoja naisartisteja parisuhteessa naisen kans, niitä ei paljon julkisuudessa ole. Pitää olla varovainen sanavalintojen kans... media ''. twitter. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017. Jump up ^ Butterworth, Benjamin ( 23 December 2016 ). `` Saara Aalto opens up about her sexuality as she poses in stunning new photo shoot : ' I 've always known gender does n't matter for me. But now, being with a woman, it 's hard to imagine going back to men. ' ''. PinkNews. Retrieved 15 March 2017. Jump up ^ `` Moving to London ''. Saara Aalto. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017. ^ Jump up to : Peak chart positions in Finland : For Official Charts : `` Discography Saara Aalto ''. Finnish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. For Airplay Chart : `` Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit '' Saara Aalto ``. Musiikkituottajat -- IFPI Finland. Jump up ^ `` Veckolista Heatseeker -- Vecka 20, 18 maj 2018 ''. Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Jump up ^ http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/singlet/2018/20 Jump up ^ `` SONG : Saara Aalto -- ' DANCE ! ! ! ' ''. Scandipop.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Saara Aalto on Vuoden Positiivisin Suomalainen 2017 -- Vuoden Positiivisin Suomalainen ''. vps.positiivarit.fi ( in Finnish ). Retrieved 19 November 2017. External links Official website Saara Aalto at LinkedIn Introducing Saara Aalto on Classical-Crossover.co.uk Preceded by Norma John with `` Blackbird '' Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Succeeded by Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest Participation 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Artists 1960s Laila Kinnunen Marion Rung Laila Halme Lasse Mårtenson Viktor Klimenko Ann Christine Fredi Kristina Hautala Jarkko & Laura 1970s 1970 Markku Aro & Koivistolaiset Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor Marion Rung Carita Pihasoittajat Fredi & Ystävät Monica Aspelund Seija Simola Katri Helena 1980s Vesa - Matti Loiri Riki Sorsa Kojo Ami Aspelund Kirka Sonja Lumme Kari Kuivalainen Vicky Rosti & Boulevard Boulevard Anneli Saaristo 1990s Beat Kaija Kärkinen Pave Maijanen Katri Helena CatCat 1995 Jasmine 1997 Edea 1999 2000s Nina Åström 2001 Laura 2003 Jari Sillanpää Geir Rönning Lordi Hanna Pakarinen Teräsbetoni Waldo 's People 2010s Kuunkuiskaajat Paradise Oskar Pernilla Karlsson Krista Siegfrids Softengine Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät Sandhja Norma John Saara Aalto Songs 1960s `` Valoa ikkunassa '' `` Tipi - tii '' `` Muistojeni laulu '' `` Laiskotellen '' `` Aurinko laskee länteen '' `` Playboy '' `` Varjoon - suojaan '' `` Kun kello käy '' `` Kuin silloin ennen '' 1970s 1970 `` Tie uuteen päivään '' `` Muistathan '' `` Tom Tom Tom '' `` Keep Me Warm '' `` Old Man Fiddle '' `` Pump - Pump '' `` Lapponia '' `` Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus '' `` Katson sineen taivaan '' 1980s `` Huilumies '' `` Reggae OK '' `` Nuku pommiin '' `` Fantasiaa '' `` Hengaillaan '' `` Eläköön elämä '' `` Never The End '' `` Sata salamaa '' `` Nauravat silmät muistetaan '' `` La dolce vita '' 1990s `` Fri ? '' `` Yamma, yamma '' `` Tule luo '' `` Bye Bye Baby '' 1995 `` Niin kaunis on taivas '' 1997 `` Aava '' 1999 2000s `` A Little Bit '' 2001 `` Addicted To You '' 2003 `` Takes 2 To Tango '' `` Why ? '' `` Hard Rock Hallelujah '' `` Leave Me Alone '' `` Missä miehet ratsastaa '' `` Lose Control '' 2010s `` Työlki ellää '' `` Da Da Dam '' `` När jag blundar '' `` Marry Me '' `` Something Better '' `` Aina mun pitää '' `` Sing It Away '' `` Blackbird '' `` Monsters '' Note : Entries scored out are when Finland did not compete Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Countries Finalists ( by final results ) Israel ( winner ) Cyprus Austria Germany Italy Czech Republic Sweden Estonia Denmark Moldova Albania Lithuania France Bulgaria Norway Ireland Ukraine Netherlands Serbia Australia Hungary Slovenia Spain United Kingdom Finland Portugal Semi-final 1 Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Croatia Greece Iceland Macedonia Switzerland Semi-final 2 Georgia Latvia Malta Montenegro Poland Romania Russia San Marino Artists Finalists ( by final results ) Netta Barzilai Eleni Foureira Cesár Sampson Michael Schulte Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro Mikolas Josef Benjamin Ingrosso Elina Nechayeva Rasmussen DoReDoS Eugent Bushpepa Ieva Zasimauskaitė Madame Monsieur Equinox Alexander Rybak Ryan O'Shaughnessy Mélovin Waylon Sanja Ilić & Balkanika Jessica Mauboy AWS Lea Sirk Amaia & Alfred SuRie Saara Aalto Cláudia Pascoal Semi-final 1 Aisel Alekseev Ari Ólafsson Eye Cue Franka Gianna Terzi Sennek Sevak Khanagyan Zibbz Semi-final 2 Christabelle Gromee feat. Lukas Meijer Iriao Jessika feat. Jenifer Brening Julia Samoylova Laura Rizzotto The Humans Vanja Radovanović Songs Finalists ( by final results ) `` Toy '' `` Fuego '' `` Nobody but You '' `` You Let Me Walk Alone '' `` Non mi avete fatto niente '' `` Lie to Me '' `` Dance You Off '' `` La forza '' `` Higher Ground '' `` My Lucky Day '' `` Mall '' `` When We 're Old '' `` Mercy '' `` Bones '' `` That 's How You Write a Song '' `` Together '' `` Under the Ladder '' `` Outlaw in ' Em '' `` Nova deca '' `` We Got Love '' `` Viszlát nyár '' `` Hvala, ne ! '' `` Tu canción '' `` Storm '' `` Monsters '' `` O jardim '' Semi-final 1 `` A Matter of Time '' `` Crazy '' `` Forever '' `` Lost and Found '' `` Oneiro Mou '' `` Our Choice '' `` Qami '' `` Stones '' `` X My Heart '' Semi-final 2 `` For You '' `` Funny Girl '' `` Goodbye '' `` I Wo n't Break '' `` Inje '' `` Light Me Up '' `` Taboo '' `` Who We Are '' The X Factor ( UK ) Discography Controversy and criticism Series Main 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Celebrity Battle of the Stars Finalists Series 1 Steve Brookstein G4 Tabby Callaghan Rowetta Satchell Roberta Howett Series 2 Shayne Ward Andy Abraham Journey South Brenda Edwards Chico Slimani The Conway Sisters Maria Lawson Series 3 Leona Lewis Ray Quinn Ben Mills The MacDonald Brothers Kerry McGregor Series 4 Leon Jackson Rhydian Roberts Same Difference Niki Evans Hope Matthew Protheroe Daniel de Bourg Series 5 Alexandra Burke JLS Eoghan Quigg Diana Vickers Ruth Lorenzo Laura White Series 6 Joe McElderry Olly Murs Stacey Solomon Jedward Lucie Jones Series 7 Matt Cardle Rebecca Ferguson One Direction Cher Lloyd Mary Byrne Katie Waissel Aiden Grimshaw Belle Amie John Adeleye Series 8 Little Mix Marcus Collins Amelia Lily Misha B Janet Devlin Kitty Brucknell Frankie Cocozza Series 9 James Arthur Jahméne Douglas Christopher Maloney Union J Rylan Clark Ella Henderson Lucy Spraggan Carolynne Poole Series 10 Sam Bailey Nicholas McDonald Luke Friend Rough Copy Kingsland Road Series 11 Ben Haenow Fleur East Andrea Faustini Lauren Platt Stereo Kicks Stevi Ritchie Only the Young Jake Quickenden Chloe Jasmine Blonde Electra Series 12 Louisa Johnson Reggie ' n ' Bollie 4th Impact Series 13 Matt Terry Saara Aalto 5 After Midnight Honey G Ryan Lawrie Series 14 Rak - Su Alisah Bonaobra Spencer Sutherland Singles Winners singles `` Against All Odds '' `` That 's My Goal '' `` A Moment Like This '' `` When You Believe '' `` Hallelujah '' `` The Climb '' `` When We Collide '' `` Cannonball '' `` Impossible '' `` Skyscraper '' `` Something I Need '' `` Forever Young '' `` When Christmas Comes Around '' `` Dimelo '' Charity singles `` Hero '' `` You Are Not Alone '' `` Heroes '' `` Wishing on a Star '' Related articles The X Factor franchise I Ca n't Sing ! 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Question: where did sarah alto come in x factor
Answer: runner-up