Perfect Eurovision song. National language, little freak show, meaningfull liric, catchy as hell....

The song is about social anxiety and getting rid of it . From metal to edm - the lyrics and the music change simultaneously - genius 💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺

Käärijä made this song to underline the fact that you don't need to be drunk out of your mind just to dance and like it. He is the best example himself, he doesn't really drink but he still has a lot of fun and wears his heart in his sleeve. He also designed the staging and the whole performance himself. He has also designed the stage show to Eurovision. He is very campy, very creative and an amazing performer. And almost nobody in Finland knew him before UMK. Now very few doesn't.

It's not Finland anymore. It's FUNland for now. It's Crazy, It's party!💚🥳

Potential winner 🇫🇮🇫🇮💚

Finland won the audience/viewers votes by a far margin. The peoples choice and in everybodys minds the true winner of the ESC2023, weeeee 😍🥰

“Cha Cha Cha” is awesome 👏🏼. The more you understand the lyrics (you can find a subtitled version) and the staging, you will see how it refers to him wanting to go out, and to not be so reserved (as many Finns are), so resorting to alcohol (the song references piña coladas) to get rid of his inhibitions and enabling him to dance. The sudden change in the tone of the song from techno EDM to pop (it’s like going from Front 242 to Aqua’s “Barbie Girl”!) two thirds of the way through the song, represents him coming out of his shell, as simultaneously the banking dancers pull away the physical barriers on the stage, which again are representative of his mental fears and feelings of unworthiness. They and their aggressive dancing and scary teeth also represent his fears about socialising. And he manages to do all that in just three minutes! So my “douze points” are definitely going to Käärijä. My favourite entries this year in #ESC are: 🥇 Finland 🇫🇮 🥈 Austria 🇦🇹 🥉 Spain 🇪🇸 4️⃣ Sweden 🇸🇪 5️⃣ France 🇫🇷

Kääriä is out of this world. Not my cup of tea, at all. But I can't help it. I can not turn my eyes away and right leg starts beating and when I force it stop - head starts nodding! Cha, cha, ch-ch-ch-chaaa! 🤘

Also the set was built out of Euro pallets, which in is Finnish 'eurolava', aka 'euro stage'

The Winner! 🙌💚

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

I love it so much!! Love how it talks about male anxiety when going out/ needing a drink to lower inhibitions and let go, but deciding to have fun while sober anyway, but I also adore how you can just vibe and have fun with it as well!!

This performance is unique! And this guy is amazing, charismatic, provocative and funny at the same time. Like a twister on the stage. My favorite this year 💚🇫🇮

I hope Finland will win 2023. Käärijä is iconic! ✌️🧶😊🧶👍 Cha Cha Cha is what we need! Its post pandemic anthem! My winner! ❤🇫🇮

The most joyful performance of the year, this deserves to win :)

I hope Finland win. Singing in gorgeous Finnish and being creative.CHA CHA CHA 🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮

Isn’t it genius!! The smiles; the dancers are wearing large false teeth, to accentuate the idea of being manically positive and up. Also, a great aspect of Finish culture is that Latin dance is enormously popular in Finland. This really must win I think. Brunette from Armenia is also great, but strangely not high in the betting odds… Go Finland ❤

This is the best and most interesting Eurovision song I have ever heard. Weird as fuck.

Who the hell thinks "lets make a song about getting drunk on Pinacolada and champagne, and go to the eurovision" is a smart thing? ONLY IN FINLAND :P What a song this is. absolutely amazing!

It’s crazy, it’s party!! 💚💃💚💃

Finland should have won, they won the public vote 🎉❤😊

Great reaction to this cool performance 💃💃💃

The green bolero is the first stage of transformation. He is tethered to the dancers because they are the him he wants to be .. but he is initially locked up by his own inhibitions. He is keeping himself in check. But unlocked by Piña Colada he gets up on the dancefloor. He can't dance at all but he is transformed and in the end his dancers become a caterpillar and do his version of the cha cha cha. I think butterflies (aka flutter bys) will fill the stage in Liverpool. The final transformation from green larvae to pink caterpillar to magnificent multicoloured butterflies. My theory at least.

I’m proud to be Finnish!

The lyric video of this song has English subtitles available.

Best Act since years !

Its a different, kinda weird and fun feelgood song if dont know the lyrics but if you know them, it makes a lot of sense especially if you know the nordic mindset. This truly is about a typical finn with anxieties about people and life and wanting to be freed of them.

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He usually performs shirtless but they added those sleeves, green bolero to soften the blow In order to be so macho

Greeting from Finland. This performance is grazy but I love it!

This song is so addictive

You should listen to his semi final performance, people went crazy!

Utterly adore this, My winner. and 2nd in the betting after Loreen. Check out Serbia and Latvia!

Best from Finland EVER 🎉🎉🎉

What a power!! Super Finland

12 points from Norway🇳🇴❤🇫🇮

Käärijä is dope as shit.

lol the wildest thing is how much this song has grown on me. I didn't love it at first listen. I just thought okay that's not bad. 2nd listen - okay this is pretty good. 3rd listen - HEY YA'LL EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAR THIS

For me, the tether represents his relationsship to alcohol (the dancers). He first controls it but then after drinking a few Pina Coladas the alcohol breaks free and he becomes "another man". Stereotypical finnish man -story really. What a great performance! ❤

Kääriä win eurovision 2023 greetings from finland🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮

I really love this song and the performance. They should've won❤

Finally, great video 🤘

There is this scandinavien music form, played at clubs mostly called "fjortis dunk" Wich is absolutley what he is doing in the end, its why it sounds like a new sound of techno, but its been done for years.

Yes guys, dance the CHA CHA CHA!😄 Love from Finland~

Tampere Finland 2024! ❤

Thank you for this great reaction! 💚💕💕

This exhausting week and 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 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 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... A couple piña coladas I have devoured Yet the expression I have on my face is sour Yeah yeah ye ye yeh 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' 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 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... 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 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 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 aa-aah Like a cha cha cha Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha

It was interesting to see the actual performance in Liverpool. The colours helped in the huge arena made it stand out. The cultural element is the very Nordic experience of going out on a Friday night and needing to get blasted before dancing. Finns are very shy and emotionally reticent but after drinking often come out of their shell.

The tethers or silk bands come from the original video in which the performance was in a boxing ring so they represent those ropes.

CHA CHA CHA

You guys are sooo cool 😊

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The jacket is called Bolero sweethearts :D

Stunning!!

I must add this category also >>> Suomisaundi (also known as suomisoundi, suomistyge or spugedelic trance) that is Freeform psytrance, is an alias to a psytrance style, which is produced especially in Finland, from where it is also originated from.

gosh, I ♥your Eurovision reaction videos .......and that is the reason, why I will subscribe to your chanel. Greetings from Germany to you guys. Eurovision is THE THING to react to.

The teathers on the dancers represent the boxing ring cords.

Espectacular 🎉 mucho dolor por no ganar eurovision, saludos desde Colombia 🇨🇴

I love that you rewind after talking, and you both are so open-minded and respectful in every video👍

That kick's A's! 💪

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All love from Finland 🇫🇮🥰

12 points from lreland

Its a swedish dancer, Benke (very good) that made the dance for Kärijä 👘🐸🤸 Best regards 🇸🇪

It's Crazy, It's Party

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The true winner.

The chareografy so similar with 2003 winner “sertap erener” but this beat is amazing

It's time to käärijä

We love our coolest Interviewer and Singer...if he wins or not...he will be a Legend already! I saw many songs with subtitles.

I think the official video has subtitles!

Loved the name pronunciation 🤣

OMG I CANT BELIEVE YOU GUYS REACTED TO KÄÄRIJÄ????!!! TORILLE😭😭😭💅

You're a winner, baby

About male social anxiety and being out drinking, not wanting to let go to dance or anything, but at the end giving in and just having fun and going for it.

Subtitles are available in the official UMK video (the one with the boxing ring)

This jacket type that is basically just sleeves, is called a bolero.

I like how many different pronounciations of Käärijä I have heard during the past months and I say this kindly but none of those dozens of trys has gone right 😆 its said very differently than how people in other countries try to say it

There is official pre video with English subtitles if you want to Watch,

👍a bold choice, presentation in Finnish language !

Remember so much The Prodigy

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its pretty cool

Yes really crazy song but he is funny

it´s friggin´ KÄÄRIJÄ!

I've been watching you react to kpop for such a long time and as an European I love to see you react to Eurovision as well!!! ❤

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The green half jacket is called a bolero

1:08 "Whenever you think of Cha Cha Cha, you obviously think of like Cha Cha Slide." as opposed to, you know, Cha Cha Cha? The dance?? Wouldn't that be what you think of first??

Poland 12 points :P my winner

It's Kaalimato (on his arms)

🟢🟢🟢😎🟢🟢🟢 CHA CHA CHA

Best thing out of Finland since Darude.

Lets vote #13 🇫🇮✌️🧶🙂🧶👍❤

The real winner 2023 and 2024 The people’s winner

"Ka-ar-ga". As a Finn I laughed so hard at that. 😂

Personally I hear this as Ukraine's counter attack theme music. Can really imagine those German big cats smashing some Ruskie tanks in tune with this.

Let Out control

In case y'all missed it, the song is a piss-take - about a guy wanting a beer at the bar, but anxious, while everything's about ripping the piss out of ballroom dancing -the super white teeth, super cheesy smiling etc -including his own rubber costume. The cha-cha is a ballroom dance btw. Loved the human centipede segment.