Alma (Finnish singer)

Alma
Birth name Alma-Sofia Miettinen
Born (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996
Kuopio, Finland
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2013–present
Labels

Alma-Sofia Miettinen (born 17 January 1996), professionally known as Alma, is a Finnish singer and songwriter.

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
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 "Mixed Up" - Shellac Safe
7. Final N/A "In the Shadows" - The Rasmus Eliminated

2015–present: Dye My Hair

In 2015, she 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 featured on Sub Focus' song "Don't You Feel It", the song was released as a single in May 2017.[8] She was also featured vocalist on Martin Solveig's song "All Stars", the song was released as a single in June 2017.[9]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
Dye My Hair

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
FIN
[10]		 AUT
[11]		 DEN
[12]		 GER
[13]		 SWE
[14]		 SWI
[15]		 UK
[16]
"Karma" 2016 5 — — — 100 — — Dye My Hair
"Dye My Hair" 8 26 38 25 — — —
"Chasing Highs" 2017 10 22 — 17 — 43 18 Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Title Year Peak positions Certifications Album
FIN
[10]		 AUT
[11]		 FRA
[18]		 GER
[13]		 NL
[19]		 SWE
[14]		 SWI
[15]
"Muuta ku mä"
(Sini Sabotage featuring Alma)		 2015 — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Bonfire"
(Felix Jaehn featuring Alma)		 2016 14 9 120 3 100 62 39
"Don't You Feel It"
(Sub Focus featuring Alma)		 2017 — — — — — — — TBA
"All Stars"
(Martin Solveig featuring Alma)		 — — 32 66 — — — Non-album singles
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

References

  1. ↑ Koivu, Viivi. "Artistilupaus Alma erottuu tyylillään ja rohkeudellaan: "Aina kun olen ulkomailla, jengi on innoissaan"". Gloria. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Suomen Idolsista kansainväliselle uralle – poplupaus Alman hype on poikkeuksellinen". Ylex. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Mäntylä, Eveliina. "Karma-tähti Alma Miettinen löysi kadotetun itsevarmuuden: "Ei saa jäädä himaan paskojen asioiden kanssa"". Me naiset. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Idols-Alma solmi kansainvälisen levytyssopimuksen". MTV. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Alma yhteistyössä kansainvälisen huippu DJn kanssa – kuuntele uusi kappale". Kiss. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "First European Artists Confirmed for Eurosonic Noorderslag – Eurosonic Noorderslag". Eurosonic Noorderslag. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Chasing Highs by Alma". acharts. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Don't You Feel It (feat. Alma) - Single by Sub Focus on Apple Music
  9. ↑ All Stars (feat. Alma) - Single by Martin Solveig on Apple Music
  10. 1 2 "Discography Alma". Finnish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  11. 1 2 "Discography Alma". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Discography Alma". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  13. 1 2 "Discography Alma". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  14. 1 2 "Discography Alma". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  15. 1 2 "Discographie Alma". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "ALMA". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  17. 1 2 3 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "Discographie Alma". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Discografie Alma". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
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