Showgirl and songwriter. Popstar & pianist. There is no one quite like Saara Aalto.
Hailing from the North of Finland, Saara studied singing, piano, composing and dance, shooting to stardom in 2007, coming 2nd in ‘Finland’s Got Talent’.
An explosive career in Finland soon followed as she reached 2nd place in” The Voice of Finland”, then gave her voice to Princess Anna in the Finnish version of Disney’s ‘Frozen’, performed in smash-hit musicals Wicked, Jesus Christ Superstar and High School Musical and released five studio albums.
Saara broke out into the UK pop scene when she entered Simon Cowell’s X Factor UK in 2016. The man himself ecstatically proclaimed, ‘That’s how you do it!’ following her first audition – a breathtaking performance of Sia’s ‘Chandelier’.
She became runner-up in the competition, and the X Factor UK made Saara a superstar in her homeland.
This truly epic year continued with Saara accomplishing her biggest dreams! Stunning live shows included ‘In My Wildest Dreams’, a sell-out 13,500 capacity arena show at Helsinki’s Hartwall Arena, a sell-out 17-date UK arena tour and a sell-out headline show at London’s iconic Hippodrome – plus performances all over the world, including Ireland, Sweden, Spain, Estonia and Kazakhstan.
In 2018 Saara released her international album ”Wild Wild Wonderland”.
Following the release of ‘Wild Wild Wonderland’, Saara became a judge on X Factor Finland, released her debut book ‘No Fear’ in both Finland & United Kingdom and represented Finland, reaching the final of the Eurovision Song Contest with her song” Monsters”.
In 2019 she took on another challenge and competed in one of the UK’s biggest TV shows, Dancing on Ice UK, reaching the final and placing third. After the show’s great success, Saara toured the UK again with a ten-date headline show, ‘An Evening With Saara Aalto’ and released her Christmas album ‘Fairytale’, which included a song Kylie Minogue had written for her ‘Every Christmas Day’.
In 2020 Saara decided to take full control of her career and launched her own record label, “No Fear Music”, and her” No Fear” brand that focuses on self-development, education and culture.
In 2022 Saara stepped into a new adventure by releasing her childhood song “This World” with Save the Children to help children worldwide!
With such a unique and versatile artist as Saara, who has performed with legends including Kylie Minogue, Andrea Bocelli, Adam Lambert and Jose Carreras, you never know which direction Saara will take next. But one thing’s for sure…….Get ready for Saara Aalto!