Reaction To Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha (Finland Eurovision 2023 Live) 

They broke the Eurovision public vote record, but still managed to lose to Sweden due to jury votes

This song got the most public votes but lost slightly to Swedens Loreen

I find it cool to hear how the audience joins in to shout out the "cha-cha-cha"s throughout the song.

I can't get enough of this song. And it's been, what, 13 months now since it was released.

Cha cha cha was also number 1 on Spotify's Viral top 50 global chart for a bit. And e.g. number 6 on UK Chart, which was the coolest thing ever as the song is in Finnish. 😊❤

Käärijä is the best 💚💚 mad respect for him!! He seems super down to earth, has an awesome personality and a history of battling UC which he is super open about - and yes, those scars on his belly are from his surgeries. Made me fall in love with Finland and Finnish language 🇫🇮💚

I don't usually much like the Finnish songs in Eurovision, but I like this one for some reason. Käärijä came second after Sweden's Loreen. The jury gave "only" 150 points to Finland compared to 340 for Sweden, so it was almost impossible for Finland to win after that, but the public overwhelmingly voted for Käärijä so in the end the gap wasn't that big. Many still think that Finland should have won. Because of the voting system, sometimes it happens that there is a big difference between what the public likes and how the jury votes. There were many countries where the jury didn't give any points at all to Käärijä.

Ok, now you have found my number one obsession ever! 😅 I would have so much to say about this topic that I don't know where to even start. But let's just say, that Käärijä really made Eurovision history, and became a legend that will be remembered. I'll never forget how the audience in last year's Eurovision was chanting his name during the votes being announced. That was something that has never happened before. He caused like half of Europe to go completely mental! 😄

Before Lordi, hard rock halleluja won eurovision we had saying that hell will froze before Finland will win eurovision. Im from Finland and i really cant understand how that song was second. Song singed in Finnish, and almost won. What a day to be alive..

This song is very literally about trying to overcome that Finnish reserve, you should read a translation because his lyrics are very good.

This song is now waaay the most listened song in Finnish, on Spotify over 126 million streams. My favourite, too! 🎉😁

After this I discovered all of his older songs (and now some newer). I been to conserts in Finland, Sweden and Estonia so I am broke. He did an European tour and everyone in the audience could sing along in Finnish. He is just wonderful! His personality as well, he made a friend in the singer in the Slovenian band Yoker Out (Bojan) and there is a lot about their friendship on YT.

Käärijä is awesome, and the energy there must've been crazy...💚🤘🎶

I didn't like that song when I heard it the first time, but later I felt that it is actually a good party song. And then I noticed that Käärijä is a fun guy with great sense of humor and good attitude. And I was really surprised and impressed how popular it became. Last summer in Lithuania I heard how some locals sang that next to a bonfire while they were drunk 😀

Love ypur reaction!!! What a night!!! The public blasting the CHACHACHA in and outside the arena. Please react to Ruoska at UMK2024!!! Käärijä belongs to the stage

You cannot tell what genre this is 😄 Impossible. Käärijä is amazing . He should have won !

You only just found this 😁! There is plenty of crazy stuff from Käärijä. Enjoy! There is a lot of music and creativity in Finland 😄. And keep an eye on Eurovision this year.

One of the greatest thing about Käärijä and this song was probably the massive hype it caused here in Finland. Lot of different remakes of Cha cha cha, little kindergarten kids dresses as Käärijä etc. (You should totally check the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra’s version of Cha cha cha.)

Thank You from Finland for this reaction again. I totally love this and Käärijä has other good music as well.😊

2023 marked a new era in my life, before and after Käärijä 💚 He's amazing and he SO should've won Eurovision! 🥳🎉 I totally recommend listening to more of his stuff. Kovis, Kiertävä Sirkus, Z, Rock Rock, Mic Mac 💛 Can't wait to see him performe with Erika Vikman at UMK tonight! 😍🎉

If you want to listen to more music from Käärijä, try Mic Mac and Välikuolema, i really like those!

This song Cha Cha by Käärijaä was 2nd last year and Sweden won with Tatoo by Loreen(her 2nd win in eurovision).

He is my favourite contestant ever, now. He won 71.48% of the public vote.

This is not my type of music, but even I took part of the party. It was incredible to see the media room dancing and chanting with Käärijä and that audience yelling KÄÄ-RI-JÄ to win. Who would have thought all these foreign people singing and chanting in Finnish?? And the song is such fun. Still.

This is partymetal/partyrap. It is so good! Check out German band called Electric Callboy who does their music in the same genre.

Käärijä calls this genre party metal. No, he didn't win, but he came in second, and there was a bit of a controversy about that actually. Käärijä got more televote points than anyone else ever in the entire history of Eurovision, except for Ukraine in 2022. The only reason he didn't win was the fact that the juries gave Sweden such a lead in points that it was basically impossible for anyone else to catch up. A lot of voters were upset and felt it was unfair that it was basically a small number of juries who decided the winner and overruled their voting. Käärijä has a lot of other good songs too, try It's Crazy It's Party or Huhhahhei :)

It´s been a year now, and this still makes me soooo happy.

Thank You Mert Fin for your reaction! 🎶

I really like the composition. The huge build up and then dropping it on it's head, and then kinda bringing it back in the very end

It came in 2nd, public favourite but the jury votes decided for a better singer. I think the best performing Finnish entries like this one display the creativity that is born and allowed when every Finn is encouraged to be a unique individual, because we are a small nation and need everyone's input. For example, if every nation has to have 10 world-class specialist in a certain field, we need to encourage and help the 10 people in our country even interested in that field to be world-class. Maybe bad example, but you get the idea why we encourage people to be their best self. Here you have an artist that believed in themselves and persevered during their self-made career without a music factory behind them. We are proud that he represents Finland, because he is true, he connects with his audience genuinely, touches people's hearts, he is just like any other very kind Finnish guy - and it turns out that in his field he is world-class. And so are the other people behind this song and performance.

I recommend reacting to his and erika vikman's song Ruoska (specifically the performance of the song on the finnish UMK24 competition, whre they perfomed the song as a break song between the actual competitors)

Finalnd came 1st in the televote, but only 4th in the jury vote. Sweden (Loreen) csme 2nd in televote and 1st in jury vote, so all toghether Sweden won. That is why ESC us in Malmö this year. A LOT of bitter fights about who really should have won have been fought on social media after the final.

Have you watched any Maustetytöt videos yet? The mood in those is on point 😂

Just wait till you see what they choose this year. I love everything about Finland🇫🇮

Yes, we are reserved and timid. Until we are drunk. This is a tale of getting out of work and its stress and drinking until one feels one can do cha cha cha. And the human centipede evidently will be the end of that tale.

You're about a year too late 😅 As this was Finland's last year's entry, and a new one will be selected this Saturday.

More (weird) finnish music: check out the band Turmion Kätilöt

Funny that you mention Finns being reserved because that's what the song is about. It's about having a crazy party and opening up when you're at a party and having had a few drinks. Finns are kind of a "work hard, play hard" kind of people and this song is an example of that.

Listen to the crowd vs winner of the contest :P

You should watch Käärijä's guest performance on this year's Eurovision outtakes in Finland. He performed this (with A LOT of dancers) as well as a new song. Both performances were great! He's a king! Here are the links to both performances: Link 1: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4Fx0owlelKU.htmlsi=Gyk0A5od0ZGXVXxu Link 2: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wW9CSzNnp8Y.htmlsi=HDRwXZ8DlZ4uTNw5

Nightwish End of An Era konsert. Planet Hell by Tarja Turunen & Marko Hietala.

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How many chanels do you have? 🤔

I don't find Finnish people reserved at all. Finns are very outgoing. It was maybe the case with some in older generations. Now it's all crazy, all party.

There is many good Finnish song... This is little bit... Johanna Kurkela - Rakkauslaulu Happoradio - Puhu äänellä jonka kuulen Behm - Hei rakas Haloo Helsinki (all songs) ... ... ... Tiktak ?

I don't the genre, but Käärijä is Rammstein fan. He have even Raammstein tattoo in left chest.

Battle Beast Noora Louhimo. Familiar Hell official video. Piece of My Heart LIVE.

Check the Finnish eurovision competitor this year. Windown95man - No rules. That one is hilarious :D

Watch Nightwish "Greatest show on earth" with Richard Dawkins official live. Name says all

well more reserved people have some most crazy personas

This is basically a drinking song or more accurately drinking away your insecurities and being able to dance when you have had a lot to drink. Edit: You can find a version with english subtitles if you want to know what's going on. There are some pretty good ones on YT.

The real winner of ESC23

Even though I loved Loreens song and act, this was the best, and the people LOVED it, but the f____ jury votes ruin the Finns victory.

Sweden won and Finland was second. Still a little bit bitter😂 Love from Finland❤

This song won the European peoples votes but jyry Disliked it and wanted Sweden to win…..so Sweden won….again.

Try some Nightwish?

Do you like these Finnish music? Maustetytöt

Pronounced: Kaari-ya

Käärijä actually won the peoples vote. Sweden just had paid the Panels because it is Abba's 50th anniversary this year.

Not very special music, but a great show!

The scary white teeth to the dancers.......

I get the love for this song, but I really think Loreen won fairly as it was the better song

Käärijä come second not winning

Sorry but you can’t compare him with LOREEN!!!! No way!!!

You should react to the winner of Eurovision 2023! Loreen - Tattoo from Sweden 🇸🇪

Wow how he butchered käärijä. I think there cant be a worse way to pronounce käärijä

Swedish Music so better Eurovision. Now Window95 man. Fucking sucks every year. 🫣😅

As a finnish Loreen was better hate me if you want.