Saara Aalto

“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.”

“That's been my goal since I was a child and saw the Spice Girls on TV: I was like, I want to wear those fancy outfits and sing my heart out on a big stage.”

“I was on 'X Factor' the day after the Brexit vote. People voted for Brexit. But the public also voted for me, they wanted me to be there and part of the music industry. I haven't felt any bad effects.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“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 was a judge on Finnish 'X Factor.' My girl won. So basically I'm quite successful as a judge.”

“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.”

“When I came here I moved to London and I was meeting so many new people and had to speak only in English, which is not my native language.”

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

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

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

“So many months in the 'X Factor' house and sharing my room with five other girls was tough.”