On Saturday she ignited a disco inferno on the X Factor stage with a blazing rendition of “No More Tears (Enough is Enough)” by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer, and received a standing ovation from the judges.
And it looks like the British public agree with Simon and co, as they have voted Saara Aalto through to the next round, keeping her out of the bottom two and the dreaded sing-off. Saara is now officially in the top six. Rejoice!
Saara looked momentarily stunned after she heard her name (bless her!), but as soon as the good news sunk in, she jumped and shrieked with happiness. You do whatever you want sweetie, you totally deserve it!
#SaaraAalto suoraan jatkoon eli kuuden parhaan joukossa jatkaa lentoaan. #XFactor pic.twitter.com/rnorBxBXWk
— LA_Tuononen (@LA_Tuononen) November 13, 2016
Interestingly, before the top five acts were revealed, Dermot announced that the act who received the most votes tonight has never topped the vote before. Could this be Saara? We sure hope so!
THANK YOU ??
— Saara Aalto (@saaraaalto) November 13, 2016
Saturday night’s show saw Saara channel her inner Verka Serduchka for her amazing take on the iconic disco anthem. The Finnish star’s efforts were met with unanimous acclaim from the judges, who called her “incredible”, “perfection” and a “disco superwoman”.
Saara Aalto – “Enough is Enough (No More Tears)”
Although her disco number featured more sparkle than a showgirl’s intimates drawer, it was entirely appropriate to the theme. Compare this to last week’s over-the-top geisha inspired take on “Sound of the Underground“, which drew criticism from both Simon Cowell and the public, and even landed her in the sing-off.
Ahead of Sunday’s results show, Twitter was awash with support for Saara:
I have voted for @saaraaalto ?? so hope she stays in till the end ?? what a powerful/talented voice ??
— Ariana??dannyfan? (@Jordannahop17) November 13, 2016
Catching up on last nights @TheXFactor and seriously @saaraaalto is a whole other level compared to everyone else. Easy 10 votes ? #XFactor
— ? alexander ? (@alexanderls3) November 13, 2016
Remember that time when @saaraaalto slayed everybody on #XFactor #DiscoWeek and made everyone else look like amateurs ??
— Lee Bettinson (@Lee_J11) November 13, 2016
And just before tonight’s show, a nervous Saara took to Instagram to urge fans to vote for her.
Her plea paid off, and fans on social media were as happy as we were.
@saaraaalto omg I'm crying ? you go through next week!! I'm so happy. ! #TeamSaara #thexfactor #uk #ThailandtoUK
— spencer connery (@SpencerConnery) November 13, 2016
Well done Saara ??! See You in the next week show! You Rock!#xfactor #saaraaalto
— Samu Kaukoranta (@SamuKaukoranta) November 13, 2016
Tonight’s X Factor, which saw appearances from Nathan Sykes and Olly Murs, marked Remembrance Sunday by inviting veterans from the Help for Heroes charity along to the show. The finalists opened the show with a special performance of “Rise Up” in commemoration of the occasion.
Saara also had a special occasion to mark today. In celebration of Father’s Day in Finland, earlier she shared this adorable homage to her father with her fans on social media. Cuteness!
X Factor‘s sing-off tonight saw Sam Lavery pitted against Ryan Lawrie, with the result going to Deadlock. Unfortunately for Sam, she received the fewest votes and was kicked out. Oh well, such is life.
Next week’s theme is “Movies”, but Saara has already covered the obvious choice of “Let it Go”. Song choice is key as the competition is seriously hotting up, but as we all know, Saara could literally sing anything. We’ll just have to wait and see!
So, what do you think about the X Factor result — did you think Saara Aalto was top of the pack? What does she have to do to survive again? Let us know in the comments section below!
Saara is gaining momentum and completely destroyed the competition last week, just as she has in every sing off, and did diva week too. I would say that Matt is the closest in terms of talent and 5am are doing well too. So they deserve to be the final three and all of them will sell records. It would be a great final as well.
And if she does end up in the bottom two again, I can’t see the judges saving Ryan, Honey G or Emily over her.
I don’t think she was that great but this season is so weak she might win it all.
Saara is definitely the underdog of this season and if she does more performances that are not too crazy but just the right amount of crazy then she could reach the top 3. Because she will beat Ryan in a sing-off, she most definitely will beat Honey G in the sing-off and she will probably beat 5AM in a sing-off aswell. She has had a tough ride so far so it is the perfect narrative for 3rd, 2nd, or 1st place
She’s amazing, I really like her performance! I’m glad her hard work has been paying off.
I’m impressed with how this season is turning out. Sharon’s Overs and Louis remaining Group is still in the competitiom. Hope Saara reaches the semis (Top4) and I kinda want 5AM to win.
I was sure she’d miss the final 3 last night. Go Saara Aalto, take it home, girl 🙂
Glad your loving Honey G too Robyn, these are my top 2 as well! (Didnt initially like Saara but love her now)
PS hope you are ok down in NZ thoughts are with you and everyone else down there a place very special to me and In my heart
Well deserved! Undoubtably the best of last nights performances.
I think that she’s either going next week or the week after (if she goes on deadlock against Lawrie, she’ll lose because the fangirls will vote for him), but she’s having a great run indeed.
Which means that from today’s shows she came among the top four 😀 😀 wow she has gone such a long way!! If she continues on the right track and keeps the momentum going a place in the final should not be a problem! Personally apart from 5AM I don’t see any interesting acts.. Let’s see what the movies have to offer :3
The final 3 will be Matt Terry, 5 After Midnight and Emily Middlemas. Calling it now. Personally I think 5 After Midnight have the most potential for a career after this series, even if they win or not. They are the most original, and with no more 1D, there is certainly a market force them.
Fully expecting Saara to be voted out within the next two -three weeks. She won’t win. Would like to see her try Eurovision a go though, she is quirky enough for that.
To the final