Saara Alto has stormed straight through to the UK X Factor final after wowing viewers again this weekend. This weekend she performed two songs – All I Want For Christmas (by Mariah Carey) and then Chandelier (by Sia).
In the results show she went direct to the final with the public vote along with the male group 5 After Midnight. The third finalist is Matt Terry who won the sing off against Emily Middlemas.
Saara will now have a busy week where she will be campaigning for more votes for the final next week. She will start with a visit to Helsinki tomorrow.
Saara was twice a runner up in the UMK Eurovision selection shows in Finland in 2011 and 2016.
You can see Saara’s X Factor semi-final performances below.
Finland have held the third and final show of the 2016 UMK Eurovision selection. Six acts performed and three of the acts qualified for the grand final. The six acts performing were –
Barbe-Q-Barbies – Let Me Out Tuuli Okkonen – Don’t Wake Me Up Sandhja – Sing It Away Lieminen – Pehmeiden arvojen vaalijat Gušani Brothers – Poom Poom Pietarin Spektaakkeli – Liian kuuma
The three acts to make it to the final via online voting and televoting were –
Six more acts competed in the second semi-final of the UMK national selection in Finland. Three acts progressed to the final thanks to online and televoting.
