In a press-conference in December 2016 , Aalto revealed that she works with the joint effort of ROAR Global and Global career management companies , and that she has signed a five-album recording deal with Sony Music UK and Sony Music Finland . In October 2017 , Aalto announced she had left Sony Music for Warner Music Group . In a statement , she said : " I was honoured I was signed to Sony . But later I felt like they were n't the right team . When I met the people at Warner they were very excited about my style and making me into this big theatrical artist . " On 7 November 2017 , it was announced that Aalto would represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon , Portugal . The three bidding entries were released by Yle and Saara Aalto , along with an accompanying music video . Aalto was a judge on the second series of the Finnish version of '' The X Factor '' , mentoring the girls . Aalto could not attend the finale night of '' The X Factor Finland '' due to her commitments with The Eurovision , so Matt Terry represented her instead , but her category 's last girl , Tika Liljegren , was crowned the winner , making Aalto the winning mentor . Aalto announced in March 2018 via social media that her first album under Warner Music Group , '' Wild Wild Wonderland '' , would be released on 27 April 2018
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Saara Aalto