"Monsters" is a song performed by Finnish singer-songwriter

Saara Aalto Saara Sofia Aalto (born 2 May 1987) is a Finnish singer, songwriter and voice actress. In 2012, she came second in the first season of '' The Voice of Finland''. In 2016, Aalto finished as the runner-up in the thirteenth series of ''The X F ...

. It was released to digital retailers and streaming platforms on 9 February 2018 by

Warner Music Finland Warner Music Group (WMG) owns, has a joint share, or is associated with the record labels listed here. Flagship labels *Atlantic Records *Elektra Records *Parlophone Records *Warner Records Atlantic Music Group * 1st & 15th Entertainment * A ...

. The song was written by Aalto,

Joy Deb Joy Neil Mitro Deb (born 14 January 1979) is a Swedish songwriter and producer. He has worked with artists such as Fifth Harmony, JoJo, Mic Lowry and Akon. Deb is signed to Northbound Music Publishing in Stockholm, where he is a member of the ...

Linnea Deb Linnéa Mary Hansdotter Deb (; born 23 July 1977), known professionally as Linnea Deb, is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and record producer. She has worked with artists such as Fifth Harmony, JoJo, MiC Lowry and Akon. Deb is signed to Northboun ...

and

Ki Fitzgerald Ki Fitzgerald (born Kiley McPhail), also known professionally as Azteck, is an English DJ, musician, songwriter and record producer. He has written/produced several top 10 singles and albums and was a founding member of the English pop rock band ...

. It was later included on Aalto's major-label international debut studio album, ''

Wild Wild Wonderland ''Wild Wild Wonderland'' is the sixth studio album and the major-label international debut studio album from the Finnish singer Saara Aalto, released under Warner Music. The album was released on 27 April 2018, prior to Aalto's participation in th ...

'' as its lead single. It was one of three songs competing in '' Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018'', the Finnish national selection process for the

Eurovision Song Contest 2018 The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Salvador Sobral. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (E ...

, and won the competition. It represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The song is about befriending your enemies.

Eurovision Song Contest

In November 2017, at a press conference for '' Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018'', it was announced that

would represent

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

at the

and her song was selected through ''Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018''. The competition featured three songs that were all performed by Aalto. The show took place on 3 March 2018 at

Espoo Metro Areena Espoo Metro Areena (known from 1999 to January 2009 as LänsiAuto Areena, and from 2009 to October 2015 as Barona Areena) is an arena in the Tapiola District of Espoo, Finland. The arena is part of the '' Tapiolan Urheilupuisto'' (Tapiola Sports ...

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, hosted by

Krista Siegfrids Kristin "Krista" Siegfrids (born 4 December 1985) is a Finnish singer and television presenter. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with her entry " Marry Me". Siegfrids' debut album, named '' Ding Dong!'', was released ...

and

Mikko Silvennoinen Mikko Silvennoinen (14 May 1975 in Kiihtelysvaara) is a Finnish television host, journalist and producer. At 18, he started as a host of the music programme ''Jyrki''. He was one of the first well-known faces of the show. After hosting ''Jyrki'' ...

. The winning song was determined by public voting and from votes from international jury panels. The song finished 25th in the contest.

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

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