Frogtoon Music

Cha Cha Cha by Käärijä

Artist Biography For Käärijä

Jere Pöyhönen Known Professionally As Käärijä Is A Finnish Rapper Singer And Songwriter. Käärijä Is An Artist Who Is Almost Impossible To Define. Unabashed And Unpredictable Käärijä Loves To Break Boundaries Follow His Own Beat And Explore New Things. Käärijä’s Debut Album Fantastista Was Released In 2020. The Artist’s Music Takes On A Whole New Dimension Live – Indeed Käärijä’s Unfettered Live Performances Are What He’s Known For. Käärijä’s Passion For Music Started With Drumming. He Began Taking Drum Lessons In Grade School But When He Started Middle School His Interest Turned To Rap. Käärijä Started Practising His Freestyling During English Classes. His Debut Single Urheilujätkä Was Released In 2016 And Since Then Käärijä Has Done His Own Thing. Käärijä Hates Being Confined To A Specific Genre Preferring To Combine Elements From Among Others Rap Metal And Electronic Music. His Lyrics Deal With Everyday Things And The Passage From Youth To The Threshold Of Adulthood From House Parties To After-Parties. Käärijä Was Selected To Represent Finland In The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest Held In Liverpool With The Song "Cha Cha Cha". He Reached Second Place Overall But Was Considered The People's Choice With An Overwhelming Lead In The Public Votes - Achieving The Second Most Televotes Ever In Eurovision's History.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Cha Cha Cha

"Cha Cha Cha" Is A Song By Finnish Rapper And Singer Käärijä Released On 17 January 2023. The Song Represented Finland In The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 After Winning Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023 The Finnish National Selection For That Year's Eurovision Song Contest. Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023 Was The Twelfth Edition Of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu UMK The Music Competition That Selects Finland's Entries For The Eurovision Song Contest. The Competition Consisted Of A Final On 25 February 2023 Where Seven Entries Competed. The Winner Was Selected By A Combination Of Public Votes 75% And Seven International Jury Groups From Australia Germany Poland Spain Sweden Ukraine And The United Kingdom 25% . The Viewers Had A Total Of 882 Points To Award While The Juries Had A Total Of 294 Points To Grant. Each Jury Group Distributed Their Points As Follows 2 4 6 8 10 And 12 Points. The Viewer Vote Was Based On The Percentage Of Votes Each Song Achieved Through Telephone SMS And App Voting. "Cha Cha Cha" Was Drawn To Perform Third In The Final. In The Days Leading Up To The Final The Song Was Considered A Heavy Favorite To Win The Contest Winning Polls On Various Eurovision Fansites. During The Voting In The Final It Was Revealed That The Song Had Received 72 Jury Points And 467 Televoting Points Earning A Total Of 539 Points Winning By A Margin Of 387 Points. As A Result Of Its Win The Song Is Scheduled To Represent Finland In The Eurovision Song Contest 2023. When Asked Why He Believed He Won Käärijä Stated That The Uniqueness Of The Song And The Performance May Have Assisted In Winning By A Wide Margin Saying "UMK Has Never Seen A Song Or Performance Like This Before... You Can Go Far Even If You Are Not The Most Skilled Singer Or Rapper." Finland Was Placed Into The First Semi-Final Held On 9 May 2023 And Performed Last In The Show. The Song Qualified For The Final Held On 13 May 2023 Winning The Semi-Final With 177 Points. In The Grand Final The Song Won The Public Vote With 376 Points But Came Second Overall With 526 Points.

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