We are finally here at the X Factor UK’s live shows. Finnish star Saara Aalto has made it through to the final stage of the contest, as part of the final 12 acts. Tonight, she has performed “Let It Go” from the movie Frozen. Of course, Saara — who’s calling herself the “Snow Fairy from Finland” — starred in the Finnish version of the film.
Saara’s performance came under the theme of “Express Yourself”. We know just how well she can express herself with her vocals and that was definitely on show tonight:
Saara Aalto — Let It Go (Live @ X Factor)
Saara, who performed third, received standing ovations from Sharon and Nicole following her performance. We have to admit, she looked and sounded the best we’ve ever seen her. This was definitely much more Maleficent than Elsa as she ramped up the drama in a dark re-working of “Let It Go”. In front of a dramatic backdrop of a twisting forest, Saara killed it. Her vocals were 100% on point and she interacted perfectly with her animalistic dancers.
What the judges said:
Sharon seemed slightly confused as she introduced Saara’s performance, saying that Saara is here in the UK all the way from …Norway. Awkward.
The judges all had high praise for our girl Saara. Louis complimented the song choice and her strong vocals. Nicole felt that Saara milked every note, called the performance “sick” and warned Idina Menzel to watch out. Simon admitted that he initially thought the performance would be boring, but that this darker version of the song was visually incredible, and sounded outstanding. Sharon atoned for her earlier slip-up with heaps of praise for Saara’s huge voice and ethereal performance style.
Afterwards, Saara seemed visibly shocked by the phenomenal reaction. She said that the whole experience has been amazing and thanked the audience for their thunderous applause.
Of course, this is not the first time we’ve seen Saara singing “Let It Go”. She recently covered the song in fifteen different languages on her own YouTube channel. Your comments revealed just how well she handled that task too. Alicja0910 commented “I’m Polish too I had no problem with understanding her”, whilst Burak said “Her Turkish accent is really awesome. I love her vocals, pure talent.”
Check out the video again below:
Saara Aalto — Let It Go (Multilingual)
Whether Saara will make it through to the next round is entirely in the hands of the UK public now. If you’re in the UK, you can either vote by phone, text or on the X Factor app. Voting will close during tomorrow night’s live results show.
The bottom two acts will then compete in a sing-off, with the judges choosing which act will stay and who will go. If the judges are tied in their decision, the previous public vote will once again decide the result. It’s going to be nerve-wracking for everyone, y’all!
Whether or not Saara has won the hearts of the British public will be revealed tomorrow, but she definitely has the support of her family and friends back home. Just before the show, Saara shared this super cute photo with her followers.
And one other person who is supporting Saara is none other than Robbie Williams (!!). Ladies and gentlemen, Saara Aalto is moving up in the world! Check out his tweet.
Saara Aalto just bossed it on @TheXFactor x @saaraaalto
— Robbie Williams (@robbiewilliams) October 8, 2016
Can Saara Aalto win X Factor UK?
What did you think of Saara’s performance on the X Factor tonight? Do you think she should stay, or should the public let her go from the contest? Let us know in the comments section below!
Honey G could never be “the next Verka” because Verka actually has talent and stage presence and isn’t a racist joke.
@markosia she was in the final of UMK, the Eurovision selection show for Finland last year.
Omg Norway (screaming)
Sharon was probably drunk last night. Don’t like her all too much.
@ Chance
With the right song and staging, Honey G can be the next Verka Serduchka.
I also like Saara Aalto’s ”Let it go”.
@markosia I believe she came 2ndnin the Finnish national selection in 2011 and 2016
you are so hard every body she was great, please do this and talk latter.
The performance started of well, her middle range was strong, but her top notes were a bit screechy especially the last note.
In Australia she would of not got the praise she did, But a good performance otherwise.
@Markosia
She was the runner up in UMK this year, finishing second to Sandhja.
How embarassing that she has to compete against the likes of Honey G. The show seemed like a disaster (and I only caught the last 5 performances.)
Like Simon I thought it was going to be a boring cover version, but the dark twist she put on it was brilliant. Mostly great vocals but the last note was too much of a shout for my liking. I do hope she does well in the contest but I’ve got a feeling in my gut that she’s just not XFactor vote friendly.
@markosia: Saara has tried in the past to represent Finland at ESC, once in 2016 and I think a couple more times before that
she needs to let the airy Finnish fairy shtick go tbh
Hello, you may recall that the winner of “Britain’s” Got Talent a couple of years ago was Hungarian.
You are sooooooooooooooooooo boring with Saara Alto.
emphasis on snow QUEEN!!!
I hated the way the judges kept going on about where she is from .. Does it even matter ???
I don’t think she will last long on show .. British public won’t vote for her because she is talented and not British ..
how is this about eurovision?
Norway? Sharon obviously does not give a fvck and is only there for the check.
I’m so sick of “Let It Go”, but Saara actually did a great job. Well done.