Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Saara Aalto has finished second in Talent, in Euroviisut and now in Voice of Finland. And I have to agree. No doubt she's got the voice and is hugely talented singer but she is uninteresting. And I'm not the only one who thinks so as her career hasn't went anywhere after Talent, not after Euroviisut. Yes, she has released two albums but has anyone bought them? Like the judges said in unison except her own Michael Monroe, she has a great future in musical world, not as a pop star. As a musical star she will have a tailor made personality to fit into. Maybe she will indeed have a career there as her voice deserves to be heard. The winner is Mikko Sipola from Tammisaari, a husky voiced rocker who sung With or without you and his first own single  Stuck inside my head in the final. Oh and Loreen was there, too.

The voice of Finland started tonight and the four couches Lauri Tähkä, Paula Koivuniemi, Elastinen and Michael Monroe (of Hanoi Rocks fame) started picking up their artists. Tähkä and Elastinen got already two, Michael 3 and Paula still no one as the ones she wanted chose another coach instead. Some very good voices indeed and amongst them all of sudden Karoliina Kallio! Yes, the voice of Waldo's People and she's been to Euroviisut a couple of times solo as well. She already participated in Idols 2005 but didn't go further than semifinals.  No doubt a great voice that has not taken her solo efferts to stars yet. Maybe Elastinen can change all that? And what is Waldo doing? He has his cloathes store in my nearest mall where you can see him quite often behind the cashier :-) Here are the singers who were picked up tonight: Lauri Mikkola, Karoliina Kallio, Selja Felin, Toni Eurasto, Krista Sigfrieds, Mikko Herranen

The highly succesful reality format Voice of (insert country here) will start also in Finland this fall. It looks very promising as the couches will be Paula Koivuniemi, Michale Monroe, Lauri Tähkä and Elastinen. Axl Smith will be the host. The show is very simple; first the coaches only hear the singer, thus The Voice, and can decide if they want that voice in their team. They each pick up eight singers and coach them to reach their best. Duels drop artists and in the end there is only one voice left.... Sounds quite promising!