The Final of Dancing on Ice has just finished and 2017 Finnish Entrant Saara Aalto has managed to make it to the Grand Final and place 3rd overall in the competition

Not an easy road to the Final

Despite placing in the skate-off for three times, Saara managed to skate her way to the Grand Final of the competition. On tonight’s show, Saara performed her ‘Puppet on a String routine, which saw her skate to the 1967 UK winning entry and a showcase to Britney Spears’s Circus.

Saara’s Showcase routine

Relive the first time Saara skated to ‘Puppet on a String’

What’s next for Saara?

Despite being eliminated from the competition, Saara has got a busy schedule ahead. She will be touring the UK once again with ‘An Evening with Saara Aalto’. Due to public demand, she has just added a date for London due to take place in the 4th June, with tickets due to go on sale on the 27th February.

Saara Aalto at the Eurovision Song Contest

After numerous attempts at representing Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest, Saara finally had her wish granted when YLE internally selected her to represent Finland in Lisbon in 2018.

After performing three songs at UMK: Saara Aalto, the jury and the public selected ‘Monsters’ as Saara’s entry. She placed 10th in her Semi-Final, thus bringing the country back to the Final after three years of non-qualification. She placed 25th overall in the competition.

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