YLE announced that Saara will not be going to the UK selection as many parts of the UK press thought, but has been internally selected to sing at the contest for Finland. UMK 2018 will still take place in Helsinki, but it’s going to be more like a Song […]
It is with great pleasure that we at Eurovision Ireland wish our good friends in Finland a very happy Independence Day today. If they celebrate this anything like they do Vappu/Första Maj/May Day, it’s bound to be a heap of fun. Especially if Saara Aalto has anything to […]
Yes, she made it! Announced 2nd, Saara Aalto made it directly into The X Factor UK Finals! Now Saara counts on your support more than ever. Started as an underdog in the competition, the “fairy” from Finland proved with her voice that she can conquer the hearts of […]
The results for the week 6 of The X Factor UK are in and the first name we heard being safe was none other than our fairy from Finland, Saara Alto! She was thrilled jumping and screaming, but so were we. Congratulations Saara! Here is Saara (alongside with the other […]
It’s week 6 of the Live Shows on The X Factor Uk and Saara Aalto did a sparkling performance singing a Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer mix of “No More Tears (Enough is Enough)” Will this performace give back her fairy wings for a flying pass on to the next week? (given the […]
Does the magic dust still work for the “fairy” Saara Aalto? Well we think so as she was for the 3rd time in the bottom three at the X Factor UK, but after a heart-felt rendition of “Who You Are” originally by Jessie J, she was saved by […]
After being in the bottom three for the second week consecutively at the X Factor UK, Saara Aalto gets another chance to prove herself. After singing a beautiful version of the song Run (by Leona Lewis/ Snow Patrol) she received two votes to go home and two to […]
Finnish Eurovision personality Saara Aalto’s appearance on this year’s season of the UK X Factor has got a lot of Eurovision fans excited – and the judges too it seems! On tonight’s live show, Saara blew the audience away with her rendition of Frozen’s “Let It Go” and […]
Welcome to the final part of the fun and games from good old Finland. As you may have seen last week, the people of the country selected the final three songs for the final of UMK – Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu tonight. Join us at 20:00CET for our LIVE BLOG. You […]
Hyvää iltaa (as they say in Jyväskylä! Those crazy crazy Finns are in Eurovision, with their own unique formula. Whilst other countries may go all populist in their approach, UMK – Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu – is definitely Finnish. Broadcaster YLE goes for variety and maybe just a little bit […]
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