Alma (Finnish singer)

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.

This article is about the Finnish singer. For other singers of the same name, see Alma.

Alma
Alma in March 2018
Background information
Birth nameAlma-Sofia Miettinen
Born (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996
Kuopio, Finland
GenresPop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2013–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitecyberalma.com

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.

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 "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
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
FIN
[12]
Have U Seen Her?
  • Released: 15 May 2020
  • Label: PME, Warner, Epic, RCA[13]
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 1

Extended plays
List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
FIN
[14]		 SWE
[15]
Dye My Hair
  • Released: 28 October 2016
  • Label: PME, Virgin
  • Format: Digital download
 ——
Heavy Rules Mixtape
  • Released: 2 March 2018
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: PME, Virgin
 941
Heavy Rules Mixtape (Remixes)
  • Released: 29 June 2018
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: PME, Virgin
 ——
Heavy Rules Mixtape (Acoustic)
  • Released: 6 July 2018
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: PME, Virgin
 ——
Have U Seen Her? (Part 1)
  • Released: 1 November 2019[16]
  • Label: PME
  • Format: Digital download
 ——
Have U Seen Her? (Part 2)
  • Released: 13 March 2020
  • Label: PME
  • Format: Digital download
 ——
Have U Seen Her? (Acoustic)
  • Released: 25 June 2020
  • Label: PME
  • Format: Digital download
 ——
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
FIN
[14]		 AUT
[17]		 DEN
[18]		 GER
[19]		 NZ
Heat.
[20]		 SWE
[21]		 SWI
[22]		 UK
[23]
"Karma" 2016 5————100—— Dye My Hair
"Dye My Hair" 8263825————
"Chasing Highs" 2017 1022—17——4318 Non-album singles
"Phases"
(with French Montana)		 14———9829788
"Cowboy" 2018 9———————
"When I Die"[27] 2019 20———————
"Summer" ————————
"Starlight"[28] ———————— Moominvalley
"Lonely Night"[29] ———————— Non-album single
"How It's Done"
(with Kash Doll, Kim Petras and Stefflon Don)		 ———————— Charlie's Angels
"Bad News Baby"[30] ———————— Have U Seen Her?
"LA Money" 2020 ————————
"Stay All Night" ————————
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak positions Certifications Album
FIN
[14]		 AUT
[17]		 FRA
[31]		 GER
[19]		 NL
[32]		 SWE
[21]		 SWI
[22]		 US
Dance
[33]
"Muuta ku mä"
(Sini Sabotage featuring Alma)		 2015 ———————— Lue mun huulilta
"Bonfire"
(Felix Jaehn featuring Alma)		 2016 1491203100623943 I
"Don't You Feel It"[35]
(Sub Focus featuring Alma)		 2017 ———————— Non-album singles
"All Stars"
(Martin Solveig featuring Alma)		 —241133——9440
"Out of My Head"[36]
(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)[37]
(Miriam Bryant featuring Alma)		 ———————— Non-album single
"Bad as the Boys"
(Tove Lo featuring Alma)		 2019 ——————[lower-alpha 1]—— Sunshine Kitty
"Home Sweet Home"[39]
(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
List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[40]
"Good Vibes"
(featuring Tove Styrke)		 2018 91 Heavy Rules Mixtape

Guest appearances
List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Welcome To My Life"[41] 2013 None Idols 2013
"Sanctify"[42] 2018 Years & Years Sanctify - Remixes
"In Us I Believe"[43] Clean Bandit What Is Love?
"Uuden edessä" 2020 Toivon kärki Non-album single

Music videos
Year Title Director Artist(s) Ref.
As main performer
2016 "Karma" Jens Alexander and Pyry Pelkonen [44]
"Dye My Hair" Youth Hymns [45]
2017 "Chasing Highs" Thomas Trail [46]
"Phases" Charli XCX featuring French Montana [47]
2018 "Cowboy" Miikka Lommi [48]
2019 "When I Die" Miikka Lommi [49]
"Lonely Night" Deni Cheng [50]
"Have U Seen Her?" CyberAnna [51]
"Bad News Baby" [52]
2020 "Stay All Night" (Quarantine Video) ALMA [53]
"LA Money" [54]
As featured performer
2015 "Muuta ku mä" Sini Sabotage featuring Alma [55]
2016 "Bonfire" Fridolin Schoepper Felix Jaehn featuring Alma [56]
2017 "All Stars" Thomas Lélu and Pierre Dixsaut Martin Solveig featuring Alma [57]
2018 "Bitches" Lucia Aniello Tove Lo, Charli XCX, Icona Pop, Elliphant featuring Alma [58]
"Black Car (Acoustic)" Miriam Bryant featuring Alma [59]

Songwriting credits

  indicates un-credited lead vocal contribution.
  indicates single release

List of songs written or co-written by Alma for other artists
Song Artist(s) Other writer(s) Originating album Year Ref.
"Back to Me" Lindsay Lohan Chiara Hunter
Mark Ralph		 2020
"Cashing Marrakech" Zhu Steven Zhu
Mitch Bell
Dante Jones		 Stardustexhalemarrakechdreams 2017
"Cattitude"
(featuring RuPaul)"		 Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus
Ilsey Juber
Andrew Wyatt
RuPaul Andre Charles		 She Is Coming 2019
"Don't Call Me Angel" Ariana Grande
Miley Cyrus
Lana Del Rey		 Ariana Grande
Miley Cyrus
Lana Del Rey
Savan Kotecha
Max Martin
Ilya Salmanzadeh		 Charlie's Angels 2019
"Dimenticherai" Annalisa Jacopo Ettorre
Michele Canova		 Bye Bye 2018
"Drunk on You" Zookeepers Joseph Walter
Pascal Reinhardt		 N/A 2017 [60]
"Highride" Nicole Cross Johannes Walter-Müller
Pascal Reinhardt		 Shapeshifter 2018 [61]
"La Money" N/A Andrew Wyatt
Nicholas Gale
Sarah Hudson
Miley Cyrus
Justin Tranter		 N/A N/A [62]
"Mother's Daughter" Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus
Andrew Wyatt		 She Is Coming 2019
"Scared of Love"
(featuring Ray BLK and Stefflon Don)		 Rudimental Amir Izadkhah
Kesi Dryden
Piers Aggett
Leon "DJ Locksmith" Rolle
Cass Lowe
Stephanie Allen		 Toast to Our Differences 2019
"Slide Away" Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus
Andrew Wyatt
Michael Wiliams II		 She Is Here 2019
"Sunday Morning"
(featuring Josie Dunne)		 Matoma Thomas Lagergren
Jason Dean
Joseph Kirkland
Jurek Reunamaki		 One in a Million 2018

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Idols Herself; contestant Season 7
2018[63] Yökylässä Maria Veitola Herself Season 3, Episode 9

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 Emma-gaala Vuoden tulokas (Best new artist) General Won
2017 Export Emma of the Year Won
Song of the Year "Chasing Highs" Won
MTV Europe Music Award Best Finnish Act General Won
2018 EBBA Awards European Border Breakers Award Won
Sound of... Sound of 2018 Longlisted
Rober Awards Music Poll Floorfiller of the Year "Out of My Head" (with Charli XCX & Tove Lo) Nominated
WDM Radio Awards Best Dancefloor Track "All Stars" Nominated
2019 Sweden GAFFA Awards Best International Artist General Nominated
Emma-gaala Best Female Artist Nominated

Notes
  1. "Bad as the Boys" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number nine on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[38]

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