Alma (Finnish singer)
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Alma in March 2018
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Background information | |
Birth name | Alma-Sofia Miettinen |
Born | Kuopio, Finland |
17 January 1996
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) |
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2013–present |
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Website | cyberalma |
Alma-Sofia Miettinen (born 17 January 1996), known professionally as Alma (stylised in all caps), is a Finnish singer and songwriter. Beginning her career in 2013, she placed fifth in the seventh season of the Finnish version of Idol. Her breakthrough came in 2015 when she was featured on the single "Muuta ku mä" by Sini Sabotage, and was subsequently signed to Universal Music Group.
The following year she released the singles "Karma" and "Dye My Hair", both of which became top ten hits in Finland. Her 2017 single "Chasing Highs" repeated this success, and also reached the top twenty in Germany and the United Kingdom. Her extended play Heavy Rules Mixtape was released in 2018 and reached the top ten in Finland. She has collaborated frequently with English singer Charli XCX, Swedish singer Tove Lo, English DJ Digital Farm Animals who produced most of the songs of her debut album and most recently, American singer Miley Cyrus.
Contents
Career
2013: Idols
In 2013, at age 17, Alma auditioned for the seventh season of Finnish Idols. She progressed to the live shows, where she finished fifth.[1]
Idols performances and results | |||
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Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
Audition | N/A | N/A | Through to live shows |
1. Final | N/A | "Welcome to My Life" – Sunrise Avenue | Safe |
3. Final | N/A | "Price Tag" – Jessie J | Safe |
5. Final | N/A | "Sekaisin" – J. Karjalainen | Safe |
7. Final | N/A | "In the Shadows" – The Rasmus | Eliminated |
2015–present: Dye My Hair
In 2015, she was featured on Sini Sabotage's single "Muuta ku mä".[2][3] In March 2016, Alma was signed to Universal Music, and in June she released her first single "Karma". The song peaked at number 5 on the Finnish Singles Chart.[4] She is also the featured vocalist on the Felix Jaehn song "Bonfire". The song was released as a single in July 2016.[5] In September 2016, Alma was confirmed to play at the 31st edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen, NL.[6] On 28 October 2016, she released her debut EP Dye My Hair.
She released the single "Chasing Highs" in March 2017. The song peaked at number 10 on the Finnish Singles Chart. In June it was released in the UK, and became Alma's first UK top 20 hit.[7] She was featured on the Sub Focus' song "Don't You Feel It", released as a single in May 2017.[8] She was also the featured vocalist on Martin Solveig's song "All Stars" which was released as a single in June 2017.[9]
Personal life
In a March 2019 article in Gay Times, Alma confirmed she is lesbian and in a relationship.[10] Her partner is the Finnish poet and civil rights activist Natalia Kallio.[11]
Discography
Albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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FIN [12] |
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Have U Seen Her? | 1 |
Extended plays
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||||||
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FIN [14] |
SWE [15] |
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Dye My Hair |
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Heavy Rules Mixtape |
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9 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Heavy Rules Mixtape (Remixes) |
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Heavy Rules Mixtape (Acoustic) |
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Have U Seen Her? (Part 1) |
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Have U Seen Her? (Part 2) |
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Have U Seen Her? (Acoustic) |
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"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||||||||
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FIN [14] |
FIN Radio [17] |
FIN Stream [17] |
AUT [18] |
DEN [19] |
GER [20] |
NZ Heat. [21] |
SWE [22] |
SWI [23] |
UK [24] |
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"Karma" | 2016 | 5 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | Dye My Hair | ||||||||||
"Dye My Hair" | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 38 | 25 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
"Chasing Highs" | 2017 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 22 | — | 17 | — | — | 43 | 18 | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
"Phases" (with French Montana) |
14 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | 9 | 82 | 97 | 88 | ||||||||||||
"Cowboy" | 2018 | 9 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"When I Die"[28] | 2019 | 20 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"Summer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
"Starlight"[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Moominvalley | |||||||||||
"Lonely Night"[30] | — | 17 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||
"How It's Done" (with Kash Doll, Kim Petras and Stefflon Don) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Charlie's Angels | |||||||||||
"Bad News Baby"[31] | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Have U Seen Her? | |||||||||||
"Stay All Night" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
"LA Money" | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
"Everything Beautiful" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||||
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FIN [14] |
FIN Radio [17] |
FIN Sales [17] |
AUT [18] |
FRA [32] |
GER [20] |
NL [33] |
SWE [22] |
SWI [23] |
US Dance [34] |
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"Muuta ku mä" (Sini Sabotage featuring Alma) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lue mun huulilta | |||||||||
"Bonfire" (Felix Jaehn featuring Alma) |
2016 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 120 | 3 | 100 | 62 | 39 | 43 | I | |||||||||
"Don't You Feel It"[36] (Sub Focus featuring Alma) |
2017 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
"All Stars" (Martin Solveig featuring Alma) |
— | — | — | 24 | 11 | 33 | — | — | 94 | 40 | |||||||||||
"Out of My Head"[37] (Charli XCX featuring Tove Lo and Alma) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pop 2 | ||||||||||
"Bitches" (Tove Lo featuring Charli XCX, Icona Pop, Elliphant and Alma) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blue Lips | |||||||||
"Black Car" (Acoustic)[38] (Miriam Bryant featuring Alma) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||
"Bad as the Boys" (Tove Lo featuring Alma) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[lower-alpha 1] | — | — | Sunshine Kitty | |||||||||
"Home Sweet Home"[40] (Sam Feldt featuring Alma and Digital Farm Animals) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Home Sweet Home | |||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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SWE [41] |
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"Good Vibes" (featuring Tove Styrke) |
2018 | 91 | Heavy Rules Mixtape |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Welcome To My Life"[42] | 2013 | None | Idols 2013 |
"Sanctify"[43] | 2018 | Years & Years | Sanctify - Remixes |
"In Us I Believe"[44] | Clean Bandit | What Is Love? | |
"Uuden edessä" | 2020 | Toivon kärki | Non-album single |
Music videos
Year | Title | Director | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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As main performer | ||||
2016 | "Karma" | Jens Alexander and Pyry Pelkonen | [45] | |
"Dye My Hair" | Youth Hymns | [46] | ||
2017 | "Chasing Highs" | Thomas Trail | [47] | |
"Phases" | Charli XCX | featuring French Montana | [48] | |
2018 | "Cowboy" | Miikka Lommi | [49] | |
2019 | "When I Die" | Miikka Lommi | [50] | |
"Lonely Night" | Deni Cheng | [51] | ||
"Have U Seen Her?" | CyberAnna | [52] | ||
"Bad News Baby" | [53] | |||
2020 | "Stay All Night" (Quarantine Video) | ALMA | [54] | |
"LA Money" | [55] | |||
As featured performer | ||||
2015 | "Muuta ku mä" | Sini Sabotage featuring Alma | [56] | |
2016 | "Bonfire" | Fridolin Schoepper | Felix Jaehn featuring Alma | [57] |
2017 | "All Stars" | Thomas Lélu and Pierre Dixsaut | Martin Solveig featuring Alma | [58] |
2018 | "Bitches" | Lucia Aniello | Tove Lo, Charli XCX, Icona Pop, Elliphant featuring Alma | [59] |
"Black Car (Acoustic)" | Miriam Bryant featuring Alma | [60] |
Songwriting credits
indicates un-credited lead vocal contribution.
indicates single release
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Idols | Herself; contestant | Season 7 |
2018[64] | Yökylässä Maria Veitola | Herself | Season 3, Episode 9 |
Awards and nominations
Award | Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Danish GAFFA Awards | 2021 | Herself | Best International Solo Act | Nominated | [65] |
Have U Seen Her? | Best International Album | Nominated | |||
EBBA Awards | 2018 | Herself | European Border Breakers Award | Won | [66] |
Emma-gaala | 2016 | Herself | Export Emma of the Year | Won | [67] |
Newcomer of the Year | Won | ||||
Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Dye My Hair | Pop of the Year | Nominated | |||
"Karma" | Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
Music Video of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2017 | Herself | Export Emma of the Year | Won | ||
"Chasing Highs" | Song of the Year | Won | |||
2018 | Herself | Female Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
2019 | Have U Seen Her? | Pop of the Year | Nominated | ||
MTV Europe Music Awards | 2017 | Herself | Best Finnish Act | Won | [68] |
2019 | Nominated | [69] | |||
Rober Awards Music Poll | 2018 | "Out of My Head" (with Charli XCX & Tove Lo) | Floorfiller of the Year | Nominated | [70] |
Satellite Awards | 2019 | "Don't Call Me Angel" | Best Original Song | Nominated | [71] |
Sound of... | 2018 | Herself | Sound of 2018 | Nominated | [72] |
Sweden GAFFA Awards | 2019 | Herself | Best International Artist | Nominated | [73] |
WDM Radio Awards | 2018 | "All Stars" | Best Dancefloor Track | Nominated | [74] |
Notes
- ↑ "Bad as the Boys" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number nine on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[39]
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External links
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- Living people
- 1996 births
- LGBT people from Finland
- LGBT singers from Finland
- LGBT songwriters
- Finnish songwriters
- 21st-century Finnish women singers
- Finnish pop singers
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