Kaarija - Cha cha cha (Eurovision 2023 Finland) FIRST REACTION! (livestream 18/06/2023) 

How to describe this? Simple: it's crazy, it's party.

When you are performing in a huge multinational competition where you are singing in a language less than one percent understand, in this case Finnish, you need a catchy chorus and flamboyant costumes. Käärijä had these Eurovision Song Contest elements in spades. It was a crowd favourite.

The crowd chanted his name and Cha Cha Cha thru the jury voting. I’ve never heard the crowd love any act this much

I really love this song

Käärijä is known to take his top off on gigs (he gets hot, I guess), so they designed a bolero, that he didn't have to take off. He wanted a bright colour and has worn yellow before, but that could not be used for Eurovision, as last year the Finnish entry, The Rasmus, wore yellow. The design was also reflecting the boxing theme of the official video (where he fights his own demons, but eventually his feminine side wins the fight when he feels more free).

The box is right side up, those markings were printed for air cargo from Helsinki to Liverpool

I would say the genre is Techno-Metal. Very disco-sounding, indeed haha Käärijä is a rapper actually. He has some extremely sick tracks, you might wanna check them out. I recommend Siitä viis, Välikuolema and Paidaton riehuja

The dancers are cha cha dancers. That thing he is wearing is a wrestling costume that he wore in the music video. And they used pallets in the staging because "pallet" in finnish is called "eurolava" which can also be translated to "euro stage." (lava=stage) So he is performing on "euro stage" on the stage of Eurovision.😅 In the original performance it was only pallets and they added the box for the final performance

Why trying so hard to classify it? No point. It landslided the televote and as you can hear, the audience went bezerk.

I love the pure confusion of your face the whole time😂 Big mood. The first time i heard this song i didn’t know what to think of it, but it quickly got stuck in my head

It's an invitation to join in the fun, not everything has to be so serious all the time. Let go and be yourself, be happy 🩷💚 I love CCC, I usually end up having it on repeat, it's such great energy! 🔥😊

Cha Cha Cha, as in the dancing. Also, it's used to talk about chugging alcohol and doing shots. It's all about overcoming anxiety by drinking and then, letting yourself go. The colours are the internal sense of fun and, I guess, being mischievous haha

Oooh, the audience reaction is my favourite part of this performance! 😍 And I had forgotten how breathy his singing was. 😂 I mean yes, it is utter nonsense and silly but at the same time I don't think us finns have ever been so unanimously behind an artist going to the ESC. It was just about having fun in a time where there hasn't been a lot of that lately. I love Käärijä for bringing pure happiness back to the Eurovision.❤

Cha Cha Cha, like most of Käärijä's songs, sound dark but are very unproblematic in the lyrics. This song is just about Finland's drinking culture and opening up through alcohol.

I can see that you are going through the first stage of reactions to this song. The wtf stage 😂

You should see him live on normal gigs! This choreogrsphy is for Eurovision. ALL his other songs are super!

You should really watch the music video to better understand his concept. You can also switch on the English subtitles ☺️

What does it matter which genre this is ? Käärijä has said himself that he wants to invent with his producers something new, unique and not yet to be heard-music. I think he has succeeded with that.

This song is just perfect 😍😍😍😍

I recommend listening to the official music video. Everything sounds so much better than in the live performances.

Not sure why you thought the box mattered. Weirdest review I've seen.

he got robbed broo

sweeden (loreen) won but Käärijä won the public vote (the televote).

Well, I came across some interpretation of the song and its performance, that opening the box symbolises releasing supressed desires of a person, who is a brutal man, working in a warehouse, but wants to have fun and look less stereotypically manly and more glamish on his weekend and does it when having this time finally.

[Verse 1] This exhausting week and the many long days are behind There's only bar and piña colada on my mind There is some time for a few, the night is still youngish This icy shell is something I have to demolish [Chorus] Holding on the drinks with both hands tied on them like a Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, no There's no tomorrow when I grab a pint tightly like a Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, no Wanna mess my head up and to free my mind of fear like a Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, no And I stay on this seat until I have to climb off it like a [Verse 2] A couple piña coladas I have devoured Yet the expression I have on my face is sour Yeah, yeah, ye, ye, yeah There is some time for a few, the night is still youngish This icy shell is something I have to demolish The floor is calling me when I'm no longer so frozen Like a cha cha cha I am approachin' [Chorus] Holding on the drinks with both hands tied on them like a Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, no There's no tomorrow when I grab a pint tightly like a Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, no Wanna mess my head up and to free my mind of fear like a Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, no And I stay on this seat until I have to climb off it like, woah [Post-Chorus] I head towards dance floor Like a cha, cha, cha And this world ain't making me scared no more Like a cha, cha, cha When champagne all over myself I pour [Bridge] Cha, cha, cha, one eye keeps turning crossed too far And talking is so hard when this different side of me does its part Cha, cha, cha, I don't usually go and drop my guard, not me But now I am that guy, now I am that guy [Post-Chorus] I head towards dance floor Like a cha, cha, cha And this world ain't making me scared no more Like a cha, cha, cha When champagne all over myself I pour Like a cha, cha, cha Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, aha Like a cha, cha, cha Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha Cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha, cha

Your feeling was wrong ;) this wont get blocked, Käärijä actually loves reaction videos himself aswell :D if someone made a video about why my song was so good then i would accept that aswell :D

Genre: fusion of metal, EDM, rap and k-pop. And maybe then something else. But he prefers to call it "party metal".

Im oretty sure the outfits are referencing cha cha cha dance (i think classes on thise dances are popular in Vantaa, where he us from.

Omg more pauses more

it's far from electric callboy ,we got the moves is pure heavymetal with humor parts. This is mix of everything and the dancers literally dancing chachacha in UMK video.

Finland doesn't block ESC or UMK -material ever I think. 👍👍👍👍

"Kieli pitkällä" A long tongue. Because he's thirsty after a long week. And the genre is quite new.

Youre totally lost 😮

Reading the text get you understand about the box and everything

Thank you Käärijä and dance team!

💚❤💚❤💚❤💚

His cloths seem to be inspired by the Eurodance sceen of the 1990s.

Hyvä Käärijä!!!🇫🇮

I think most reactors think it's some kinda backup singers or a tape, as the crowd chants cha cha cha - cha cha cha 💚💚💚

It's great that you think about the depths of the song, but would you think about copying the winning song? Each of us has heard Mika's song, which Loreen "adapts". Is this your way of giving Käärijä's presentation any compartmentalization at all. How did you react to Loreen???? ;)

Oh shit! With you.

Genre-wise the first half falls into industrial and the second half falls into eurotrance

You should watch Sweden's performance as well 😊

Not shadow but silhouette(French word) that's why ypu didn't know it 😮

STOP PAUSING IT CANT YOU SEE IM TRYING TO SING

It’s because it’s Finland

You look exactly like a character from a certain comic. It´s Fangs by Sarah Andersen and you´re the werewolf.

You should listen to the song instead of overthinking it 🙄

Typical ESC. This song is a circus number that no one cares about after the contest. Queen Loreen dominates on Spotify and the charts. And some ppl (mostly jealous) still thinks he should have won. Thank God for the jury votes so that real music can win and not copied stuff like this. It's a cute song though, but it's not epic and full of heart. That's what Queen Loreen stands for ❤❤

Oh shit. The song is a parody that why it is not on cha cha -rythm.🤦🏼‍♀️

I understand this is your livelihood, but if You really want us to believe this is your first reaction, do not start talking about how to make donations before You have seen the thing You are supposed to watch. I once was on a course where the presenter showed the first slide - about his yacht. And told us that it has double meaning to him, as it reminds him about the motivation why he is here and second, if we wanted to buy that yacht as he is now buying a bigger one. I do not want to disparage You, but above I give You a hint how those things can be seen by others

Great Song..love it..but these stops and talking

Sorry to say this man but your opinions are bit like from a small village... Your observations while pausing the video need more knowledge about the material - and to be honest you should not give paying instructions in the middle of the video. Although that was funny. :)

Don't be afraid, just say if you like it or not. Now, it sounds like you are nowhere. And that is the worst choice.

omg its about the song not outfit its a song contest not fasion show