Three songs, one singer. Saara Aalto is definitely going to Eurovision but with what song? According to our readers it’s got to be “Monsters”.
It’s been known since early November that Saara would be perform this year’s Finnish entry, but we’re finally about to find out which song she will take with her to Lisbon. Over three weeks, Saara released her three songs – one every week – and tonight the winning song will be chosen.
Last week, we asked our readers to vote in our poll and chose their favourite among the three contenders – “Monsters”, “Domino” and “Queens”.
4,522 votes were cast in total and it was the girl-power dance number “Monsters” that is your favourite – by a mile. It received 3,312 votes in total, a staggering 73% of them all.
Trailing way behind in second place is “Domino”. The pop-ballad received 632 votes in total, little less than 14%.
Close behind the second place lies “Queens“ in third place. The self-empowering pop anthem got 578 votes in total, just under 13%
Our readers are in perfect agreement with our Wiwi Jury – which put “Monsters” in the top with a significant lead and the other two clearly behind but incredibly close to each other. It’s clear what song the fans are rooting for: we’ll find out tonight if the Finnish people agree.
Full results: What is your favourite UMK 2018 song?
[polldaddy poll=9945200]UMK 2018 will take place at Espoo Metro Areena in Espoo, Finland’s second largest city that lies about 20 km west of Helsinki. Of course the biggest part of the show is Saara performing her three songs, but you can’t deny that this year’s guest appearance isn’t exciting enough on it’s own.
At the end of January it was announced that no other than the former Spice Girl member Mel C would be making an appearance.
Saara’s winning song will be chosen by a mixture of televote and an international jury.
The show starts at 19:00 Finnish time (18:00 CET) and you can watch it live on the YLE website.
What do you think about the poll results? Do you agree Saara will bring “Monsters” with her to Lisbon? Let us know in the comments!
After two performances, there seems to be a tragedy in the making. I am entertained, though.
At least they changed the costume for Monsters a bit. That’s an improvement.
Maybe I’m wrong but I felt like Saara herself was rooting for Queens.
Well, I think the chances for Domino have increased after her performance. It was the best among three. Queens was the worst, imo.
I agree. Domino had the best performance. But what all three had in common is that I had no emotions during them.
Apparently, the voting lines are still open after the juries gave their votes.
Being the best performance of the evening didn’t help Domino. It’s Monsters, as expected!
Is someone watching?
It says this:
Ohjelma ei ole enää katsottavissa
and a sad face.
Can it only be watched within Finland?
Never mind, it’s working now.
Seriously people are complaining about an article going up on an artist choosing their song tonight… Yes, I think giving Saara the whole wiwibloggs twitter account was a bit of an overkill and she may be getting rather overhyped in my own opinion. but they are just reporting on who the readers favourite for tonight is, just like they are with Iceland, Estonia, San Marino and Poland… Seriously people, Chill out! I’d personally like Domino to win, the other two don’t appeal to my personal taste at all. As for the other national selections i’d like Aron Hannes in Iceland,… Read more »
Calling it now, they’ve managed to completely sabotage Monsters with the live performance and either Domino or Queens goes through, leaving Finland in the semi again. All the hype for literally nothing.
This is probably spot on. She just finished performing Monsters and it was underwhelming on every aspect. Performance, vocals, choreo. That was weird. I believe she doesnt want to perform Monsters on Lisbon.
This show has been a disaster. Wouldn’t send any of these. Saara’s vocals were the one thing no one questioned in advance but somehow they managed to make her sound weak. That’s quite a feat.
Has she won yet ?
Thanks, so that would make it last until 20:30, which would be convenient. 😀
@ Danielsen
My winners today – La Forza (The best song from all 9 remaining NFs), Monsters, Kust og feajo, but only by little, either Delirium or Light Me Up, Who We Are (because of Jessika)
Expected winners – La Forza, Monsters, Gold Digger, Light Me Up, Out of the Twilight
Back-up expectations – Home, Queens, Battleline, Delirium, Per quello che mi dai
Poll suggestions 01. Do you think Saara likes cats? 02. What do you think Saara had this morning for breakfast? 03. If Saara can’t wait to see the sun in Lisbon, because it’s been awhile, where do you think Saara likes to go on vacations. 04. Do you think Saara likes the name Betty? But Abigail? 05. Where Saara’s favorite dog had his first poop? 06. What is Saara’s favorite colour? 07. Does Saara like Vladimir Putin? If yes, why? If not, why? 08. How much Saara’s house worth? 09. Is Saara environmentally conscious? 10. What Saara thinks about Francesco… Read more »
applause, puking saara aalto, rotfl
lmfao
deleted twice in a matter of minutes…get a sense of humour already
Why don’t this people just leave? lmao no one is oblige to read these posts. I don’t even like her songs, I just came to make fun of them…but you people are truly annoying.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s going to be Queens, considering the fact that it’s the Finnish public, in the end, who decides.
For me it’s not a problem, since Queens if by far more interesting than Domino, which is quite flat and boring.
Either Monsters or Queens for me!!
Another article about Saara Aalto, LOL
Well duh, it’s the results of the poll.
One more Saara post dor today and you go on my “blocked sites” list.
I’m pretty sure they’ll have to annouce the winning songs later today, won’t they ?
And don’t forget the new poll of the already chosen songs with the headline “Can Saara Aalto rise to the top?”. 😛
Well given the results show is tonight, I’ll say bye now.
wiwi, you get money for promoting the Saara Aalto??
If not, they should SO ask for money. 😀
It’s true though. I like Saara by all means but I do think you guys are overdoing it. And many other readers seem to ageee
This just shows how arrogant and entitled you are. LOL
Hope Saaaaaaara will crash and burn come May. And now, I am not a bad person.
I wish people woukd stop being so negative and only seeing what they want to. This article is about the results of the Finnish poll they set up last week. I bet you have conviniently ‘forgotten’ that they do this for EVERY SINGLE NATIONAL FINAL, just as they do a Wiwi Jury of the team’s favourites. If you don’t want to read an article, don’t! It’s not hard. So how about getting a life and stop complaining like a child, ok hun? 😉
Bye Rory
Aww. Bye Rory. 🙁
Shocker.
Point of inquiry: Can someone knowledgable tell me how long the show is supposed to take? I hope it’ll move at a brisk pace and won’t be dragged out unnecessarily.
I believe it is supposed to last 90 minutes 🙂