Alma-Sofia Miettinen (born 17 January 1996), known professionally as Alma (stylised in

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), is a Finnish singer and songwriter. Beginning her career in 2013, she placed fifth in the seventh season of the Finnish version of ''

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''. Her breakthrough came in 2015 when she was featured on the single "Muuta ku mä" by

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, and was subsequently signed to

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. The following year she released the singles "Karma" and "Dye My Hair", both of which became top ten hits in Finland. Her 2017 single "

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" repeated this success, and also reached the top twenty in Germany and the United Kingdom. Her extended play ''

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'' was released in 2018 and reached the top ten in Finland. She has collaborated frequently with English singer

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, Swedish singer

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, English DJ

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who produced most of the songs of her debut album and most recently, American singer

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Career

''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.

''Dye My Hair''

In 2015, she was featured on

's single "Muuta ku mä". In March 2016, Alma was signed to

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, and in June she released her first single "

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". The song peaked at number 5 on the

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. She is also the featured vocalist on the

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song "

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". The song was released as a single in July 2016. In September 2016, Alma was confirmed to play at the 31st edition of

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, NL. On 28 October 2016, she released her debut EP ''Dye My Hair''. She released the single "

" 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. She was featured on the

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' song "Don't You Feel It", released as a single in May 2017. She was also the featured vocalist on

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's song " All Stars" which was released as a single in June 2017.

Personal life

In a March 2019 article in ''

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'', Alma confirmed she is

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and in a relationship. Her partner is the Finnish poet and civil rights activist Natalia Kallio.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

Music videos

Songwriting credits

indicates un-credited lead vocal contribution.
indicates single release

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Tours

Headlining

Minitour Europe (2016) E.U.R.O Tour (2018) Have U Seen Her Tour (2019) Europe Tour (2022)

Support

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–

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World Tour (2018)

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– The X Tour (2019)

–

Sunshine Kitty ''Sunshine Kitty'' is the fourth studio album by Swedish singer Tove Lo, released on 20 September 2019 by Island Records. It includes the singles "Glad He's Gone", " Bad as the Boys" featuring Alma, "Jacques" with Jax Jones, "Really Don't Like U" ...

Tour (2020)

Notes

References

External links

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