Mia Permanto

Who was Mia Permanto?

Mia Permanto was a Finnish pop singer and radio host. She was placed sixth in the Idols finals of 2007. She grew up and studied in Stockholm, but decided to move to Finland, the country of her parents. She hosted Bad Taste program on YLE Radio Extrem in 2007.

In the Idols, Permanto sang "Nobody Knows" by Pink as well as "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette. She was dropped out of the finals on March 8, 2007. A performance by Permanto was released on the Idols 2007 compilation album.

Permanto can be heard on the single "Rising Sun" released by Heikki Liimatainen in October 2007. She can also be heard on The Prophecy album by Cristal Snow. She had started to record an album with Helsinki Music Works just before her death in Helsinki at the age of 19 years. Her mum released the causes of death in November 2008, Permanto died in usage of painkillers for her backproblems and tobacco rehabmedicine . An Idols finalist, singer Kristian Meurman made a song, "Miksen saanut yrittää", for Permanto's memory.

She also performs on the Finnish DJ Alex Kunnari song "Breathe In".