Mikko Rautiainen, known from Talent Finland, will now be seen on British TV in a talent competition.
Flutist Mikko Rautiainen is now participating in the Britannia Talent program. MTV3
The flute player who shook the Finns Mikko Rautiainen is on Britain’s Got Talent. The episode will be shown tonight on British television on the ITV1 channel.
He previously participated in the Talent Suomi program, but withdrew from the competition when his criminal history became public. The man has even served time in prison for his crimes.
Now Mikko Rautiainen says he wants to build his career as a performing artist and earn his living by entertaining people.
– There is no one else who plays the flute. I decided I couldn’t give up on telling my own story. I survived my drunkenness, Rautiainen tells Iltalehte.
– I also competed in Spain’s Talent, where I reached the semi-finals, he reveals.
According to him, it was one of the most exciting moments of his life to walk in front of the judges in Britain’s Talent.
– When Simon Cowell says the next two minutes can change your life. Well, Rautiainen laughs.
– It was really terrible. It’s a chilling feeling to stand there on stage.
He made it to the theater qualifiers among 200 other contestants. The filming was done in January, and Rautiainen says he returned to Finland after them.
– It all started as a joke, but this is no longer a joke, Mikko Rautiainen sums up his career as a piper.
He says that he has seriously invested in it in recent years. Rautiainen says he disclosed his criminal background to the TV production team of Britannia Talent.
– It was discussed with the production, you can’t escape your past. I’ll even tell the cameras, he says.
– I want to give inspiration that the direction of life can really be changed.