Quotes from Saara Aalto

When people come to my gigs, they feel accepted as they are and they feel part of this family.

I came second in 'The Voice of Finland' in 2012 and my career really exploded at home. I had 300 gigs a year.

I love Honey G, Honey G is great. I think she's not a singer, she's a rapper.

The staging for 'Monsters' is all about me getting free. In the beginning I'm like tied, in a dark place... until I am scared no more, and I'm taking the lead of my life, I'm being the queen of my life, I'm ruling the world! In the end I'm taking a risk, but I'm taking the leap of faith.

This song is by Bjork called 'Oh So Quiet' and it's really different. I'll be screaming and just having fun on stage. It's really, really different but I'm very excited to do that number.

I can be a bit serious because I'm always focused on my work, but when Meri's around I feel so relaxed. My body and soul are like, 'Ah, OK, everything is fine.' I know I am meant to be with her. It feels right.

When I came here, I was a little bit different and in Finland people didn't really accept me, and then I came here and I saw Honey G doing so well and I thought 'British people are so great, they accept Honey G as she is, so maybe they'll accept me as well.'

I think Honey G is a brand, she's an inspiration for me at least.

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

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

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

I think Sia is a pretty good reference for me because her way of 'singing and the way she composes the melodies and writes the lyrics is very similar to what I've always done.

It's always been my dream to sing for Simon Cowell, plus I wanted to get out of Finland.

There were many years when I didn't even know if I wanted to get married. I don't know if I believe in that institution, really.

I was in 'The Voice of Finland' in 2012 and my girlfriend - fiancee now - watched the show, liked me a lot and sent me a fan message through Facebook. She wrote, 'I have never, ever sent a message like this to anybody, but I just had this intuition that I have to send this to you.'

I don't want to sing about going to a party with friends, I want to sing meaningful songs that can inspire people and I think Sia's songs are really deep. 'Chandelier' is about young girls who think they have to please others to be loved and that really touched me.

The thing is, Finland is such a small country. It only has a population of five million, which is half of London. There's nothing there. I just had to get out. The U.K. is the perfect place to come.

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

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

Me and Matt Terry would love to record music together, maybe something on YouTube to our fans.

I want to have a go at presenting. As a child I was always filming my own TV shows with my sister, so it feels natural to me.

I'm now working with some of the best songwriters in the world and Sia has written a song that has been given to me. Oh my God, it's just insane.

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

I was always the flamboyant one and the one who wanted to be really bubbly and wanted to perform in a big way, but it's not very typical in Finland.