Stella

Another band helped by a television reality talent show -- although in this particular case, indirectly -- Stella formed in Joensuu, Finland, in 2002. The band quickly managed to score a deal with Sony Records and released its first album, Kuuntelija (The Listener), in 2004. Although the album was a modest seller, it didn't move as many units as hoped, and the band moved to the Elements Music label soon after. But, as with most luck in the pop music world, success came out of left field, and when contestant (and not a member of Stella) Katri Ylander covered the band's song "Pi...