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Saara Aalto

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Saara Aalto grew up filming her own TV shows with her sister, so performing feels natural to her. She talks about gigs that make people feel like family and accepted as they are. She also mentions fighting for more lesbian representation on British TV and balancing a small intimate wedding with her partner’s desire for a big celebration.

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Quotes by Saara Aalto

I've always had a big bum.

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Feelings don't lie.

Feelings

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I think it's a crime to prevent love from happening.

Crime

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I have my values and I always stick with them.

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There should be more LGBT people on TV.

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I love a challenge and I love performing and doing crazy performances.

Challenge

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I can be very competitive, but I mainly want to challenge myself.

Challenge

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It's incredible how my life has so many things happening at the same time.

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I was thinking, could I be the sixth Spice Girl?

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I'm quite tired, so when 'Dancing On Ice' is over I need a good holiday.

Dancing

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It's like going back to 'X Factor' but it's even bigger because Eurovision has so many more viewers.

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When I came here I moved to London and I was meeting so many new people and had to speak only in…

Language

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When I release my music I will text Sharon Osborne and ask her about my songs.

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Finish people have not been very successful at all. We are not doing very well in sport. We are outsiders in the…

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I was honored I was signed to Sony. But later I felt like they weren't the right team.

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I was always the flamboyant one and the one who wanted to be really bubbly and wanted to perform in a big…

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The atmosphere in Britain is so supportive. People are so friendly and positive. I feel accepted here.

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I'm of course jumping right in with the attitude that I can win the Eurovision Song Contest - or at least finish…

Attitude

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This song is by Bjork called 'Oh So Quiet' and it's really different. I'll be screaming and just having fun on stage.…

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I think Sia is a pretty good reference for me because her way of 'singing and the way she composes the melodies…

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I was in 'The Voice of Finland' in 2012 and my girlfriend - fiancee now - watched the show, liked me a…

Girlfriend

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That's been my goal since I was a child and saw the Spice Girls on TV: I was like, I want to…

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They haven't had 'The X Factor' in Finland for ten years. But because I was on it and it was such a…

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We want it to be sunny. Something small and intimate because my work is so public. That would be good for me,…

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I think it's mainly the language barrier and the cultural barrier, but of course also my songs, they have been very serious…

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The staging for 'Monsters' is all about me getting free. In the beginning I'm like tied, in a dark place... until I…

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I talked with labels and they wouldn't help with my international career. They said, 'Saara, if you're in Finland you just have…

Career

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It's very Finnish to think you can't make it outside Finland.

Finland

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I was scared to be myself because I love to be flamboyant.

Flamboyant

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I hoped people would take me as I am. It doesn't matter where I come from.

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I grew up in Finland, so it's cold in Finland, we have ice rinks outdoors.

Cold

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Hitting the road with Steps is going to be so much fun.

Fun

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I describe my own music as epic love pop.

Epic

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It has always been my dream to do Eurovision since I was a child.

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In music, you can't really tell who's better.

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In Finland and the U.K. you can't predict the weather.

Finland

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I think you should have some more lesbian women out here on the British TV!

British

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I'm doing 'Dancing on Ice' and I'm just exhausted.

Dance

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'The X Factor' has brought so much joy to so many people.

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I think for me 'X Factor' was the hardest thing I've ever done.

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