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Käärijä
Jere Mikael Pöyhönen (; born 21 October 1993), known professionally as Käärijä (), is a Finnish rapper, singer and songwriter. He represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song " Cha Cha Cha", placing second with 526 points and finishing first in the public vote with 376. His entry topped the charts in Finland, Sweden, Latvia and Lithuania and reached the top ten in thirteen other countries, becoming the first song in Finnish to reach the top ten of the UK Singles Chart. Musical career Pöyhönen grew up in the Ruskeasanta neighbourhood of Vantaa, Greater Helsinki, as the son of Mikko and Arja Pöyhönen. He discovered his passion for music while learning to play the drums, and started producing music in 2014. His stage name, owing to his gambling hobby, is derived from the phrase '' rahaa'', "make a fast buck". Pöyhönen released his music independently until 2017, when he was signed to the record label Monsp Records. He subsequently released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cha Cha Cha (Käärijä Song)
"Cha Cha Cha" is a song by Finnish rapper and singer Käärijä, released on 18 January 2023, through Warner Music Finland. The song represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning ''2023'', the Finnish national selection for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. "Cha Cha Cha" became a fan favourite to win the competition, topping the public vote with 376 points, scoring the all-time second-highest televote points and finishing in second place overall with 526 points.' "Cha Cha Cha" topped the charts in its native Finland, as well as in Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden. It reached the top ten in eleven other regions including Austria, Belgium, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, becoming the first ever song in Finnish to reach the top ten of the UK Singles Chart. In 2024, it gained a platinum music certification in Poland. Background and composition The song has been described as a "metal-dance-pop fusion track" by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland In The Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Cha Cha Cha (Käärijä song), Cha Cha Cha", written by Käärijä, Jere Pöyhönen, Johannes Naukkarinen, Aleksi Nurmi, and Jukka Sorsa, and performed by Pöyhönen himself under his stage name Käärijä. The Finnish participating broadcaster, (Yle), organised the national final ' ''2023'' in order to select its entry for the contest. Seven entries were selected to compete in the national final on 25 February 2023, where the combination of votes from seven international jury groups and votes from the public selected the winner. Finland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2023. Performing as the closing entry during the show in position 15, "Cha Cha Cha" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Finland placed first out of the 15 part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
