I'm Finnish, and I'm so happy we chose this song. It's a song about a socially awkward and serious guy finding the courage to hit the dance floor after a few drinks, and being himself and enjoying life even if he isn't much of a dancer.

@evipevi1973

Жыл бұрын

Oh thats kind of sad really? Needing alcohol to be "yourself"😥 In a post pandemic Europe with war around the corner, increasing alcoholism is a huge and serious problem. Alcohol promotion doesn't feel so fresh.

@lisichora

Жыл бұрын

Love the message! And everything else! :D

@realityisblurred3330

Жыл бұрын

Having traveled ti Finland many times and going to clubs there I can confirm this. Also the courage to sing at Karaoke bars. 😃

@realityisblurred3330

Жыл бұрын

I have to say too - Finland is one of the most friendliest places and the people are awesome. Some of my best friends now are Finns who I initially met on the streets of Helsinki, waiting in queues or at a pub quiz etc. There is a social introversion going on in their brains in a sense but its more of an okayness with quietness and lack of using filler words when expressing things (at least in English 😄)

@jelkabozic4015

Жыл бұрын

I'm Croatian, and I'm so happy you chose this song. 🤣

One of the biggest factors in Eurovision success is to stand out. With 26 songs in 90 minutes, even the best singer or the best song can get lost in the mix if there's loads of similar songs. But absolutely nobody is going to forget *this*

@ChattyLionheart

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately you're right. He's stuck to my retina already.

@MickeyMouse-lm6zj

Жыл бұрын

unless you're sweden

@auraluna7679

Жыл бұрын

...then why did sweden and israel place so high? They were so nondistinctiv...

@helixxia9320

11 ай бұрын

@auraluna7679 because the judges were feeling nostalgic and horney

"It's mental, but I quite like it" was literally my first reaction to this song, now I can't stop listening to it 😂. FYI, the song is basically about going to a bar/club after an exhausting work week, and becoming progressively drunker and more confident as the night goes on. The bit where he begins singing rather than shouting is when he has effectively become a different person because of his newfound confidence from the alcohol. One of the lines in the Post-Chorus when it changes loosely translates as "And this world ain't making me scared no more"

@19jenbob

Жыл бұрын

As Käärijä says himself, “It’s crazy, it’s party!” 💃🥳

@evipevi1973

Жыл бұрын

Oh my...that is so sad!! Needing alcohol to be yourself. So he is in fact glorifying alcohol? Is this what we want to teach our kids?

@buneneman1901

Жыл бұрын

​@@evipevi1973 No its a commentary on Finnish culture where we are very introverted and silent people, and sadly yes usually alcohol is used to break that shell. So no glorification of alcohol from a Finnish perspective

@Finfooty

Жыл бұрын

He actually intended it as criticism of this aspect of Finnish culture, he said he wanted people to ask "do I really need alcohol to be happy?" Relax guys...

@kirsij1634

Жыл бұрын

@@evipevi1973 Actually it is quite the opposite. Käärijä himself asks, why cannot you be yourself and do what you want to do without booze? That is the deep meaning of this song. On surface it is just happy partysong. It is also criticism of the social norms where men needs to be the tough, serious, no-nonsense type of persons while inside they just wanna dance and have fun.

I think he will do very well. Probably only Loreen can give him a run for his money, but my vote goes to him. This is all we need, some crazy fun in these times. I also love the way he talks. He is quite insecure regarding his English, but it makes him very adorable and cute. Would love to see Finland win it. Go Kaarija!

@danten8976

Жыл бұрын

I think Loreen appeal to more people. I think he will end up like place 3 to 5. 💥

@oxcaxx

Жыл бұрын

I reckon Loreen will probably win but I think this is so much more interesting, unique and modern

@atanasahmashki

Жыл бұрын

Honestly this song can be put out of the category quality pleasure song,but have u translate the lyrics,nothing serious at all !!!

@nm2022

Жыл бұрын

Luke Black could deliver winner performance even more. It will be interesting to see what they will give us in a less than a two months from now.

@catrionacolville2192

Жыл бұрын

Except it isn't fun. It's horrible. It's not good music. And the juries will kill it.

This song does exactly what he sings about: finding a moment of happiness where you can free yourself from worries, expectations, the outside shell you show others and just be yourself, even if it's just for a short moment. When I watch this, it does exactly that, it makes me laugh and be happy for a moment. I love it, it's exactly what I needed and I will be voting for this because it's maybe not the most amazing big budget staging etc but it is the most genuine and lovable entry I might have ever seen. I absolutely adore this song and the human that performs it. Also, I'm living for this chaos and can't get enough of it.

You’ve got to admit this brings a huge smile on your face every time 😂

@sairhug

Жыл бұрын

Yes - this is what Europe needs right now! If Putin's next-door neighbour can bring out a happy banger of a song like this, there's hope for us all to be happy 😄. Käärijä for the win - and the first ever win for a Finnish-language song, too!

He could be the winner!!!! Second in the betting odds. He’s the one that could topple Loreen?!

It's my winner for sure!

Loreen is probably going to walk ESC this year, but this is my favourite and possibly a Televote winner. It's absolutely mental in all of the best ways, super catchy, and is so well staged. I am a huge fan. Finland is such an underrated country musically. Sweden gets a lot of the limelight when it comes to the nordics but I do think that what the Finns are putting out right now is just so good - their national final, UMK, was just fire this year from start to finish

@zouz3588

Жыл бұрын

wasn’t norway a favorite too ?

@GLopezMad

Жыл бұрын

Such a pain in the ass with Loreen that she is winning, zzz. Shut up!

@duckeh1952

Жыл бұрын

I hope Loreen doesn't win. People hyping because Euphoria but Tattoo isn't that level. Its quite average, nothing special. Performance ofc is great. My personal opinion is that Norway and France are much better and worth being winners more than Loreen of Sweden.

@Prafik614

Жыл бұрын

I think compared to Finland, Sweden just plays too safe. They count on the same gimmicks that has worked before.

@wild_rose

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for giving your opinion without hating on loreen.

Trust me, just one more listen and you fell in love with it completely! ☺️

@itzelgc4637

Жыл бұрын

Stages: It’s not for me. I mean, I don’t hate it. It’s catchy I kinda like it CHA CHA CHA CHA CHA CHA CHAAAAAA

@zsokapados5197

Жыл бұрын

@@itzelgc4637 haha same!

@Tom_OB

Жыл бұрын

nope

@hallqvist77

Жыл бұрын

No

@bluenessee

Жыл бұрын

​@@itzelgc4637 hahahah that's exactly how it was for me

Hi Georgina! I noticed you felt the intensity of Cha cha cha, your body started moving and all. So my prediction is: you will get OBSESSED like the rest of us, you will wake up in the morning with Cha cha chaaaa piercing your consciousness, you wanna learn Finnish and you will pay top dollar to get tickets to see Käärijä's live show! It's party! 🤪🤪❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

@hurmur9528

Жыл бұрын

Ha sure, dream on.

It makes me happy, in this minutes I forget all my problems🤣. Probably it's not only the song, it' s the great personality of the singer, Karijaa is a great performer. The lyrics are a little bit sad if you think that you need to drink alkohol in order to lose your shell but anyway, I love the song because it makes me happy.🥰

@Janttura

Жыл бұрын

And the funny thing is Käärijä shared his favourite moctail recepy of pina colada. We are checking it out closer to Eurovision. You could just party all week with that 😂✨

@SylvieTheCuteSylveon

Жыл бұрын

Actually, in my interpretation it is both a nudge on Finnish's socially timid personality and their drinking culture. In Finland, people tend to be very shy and introverted, so when drinking alcohol, it's a way for them to "loosen up" in a sense when you are drunk out of your mind. And drinking is still quite a popular thing in Finland to celebrate or to hang loose with your friends there. So this song is not really a sad song in any way to me, it's literally "Let's get effed up on alcohol and have fun" type of song

@aaljan2339

Жыл бұрын

That's it, this is what this song is, pure happiness.

@CoCaSilvia

Жыл бұрын

​@@SylvieTheCuteSylveon I don't will say it's a sad song, but this detail of the lyrics is what I find sad. Yes, it's the drinking culture not only in Finland. Introvert people find help in alcohol in order to be more extrovert and that's sad. I know, alcohol sticks so much in our culture ( I think in all europe) that it's difficult to find the sad part of this. Anyway, we don't need to analyse the song so much, " it's crazy, it's party"🤣, that's the best.

@evipevi1973

Жыл бұрын

​@@Janttura Alcohol and liplicking aint my thing.

it's definitely a potential winner. I think we will have more indication after the lives.

I am totally crazy over this song. There are better ones this year, I guess. There are songs with better composition, better vocals. BUT I DON'T CARE 😂 This one also has a great composition, good vocals.... and it makes me vibe RIGHT AWAY. I wasn't sure about this song after my first listen. I gave it second shot and that was it. A M A Z I N G. And yes, I do hope it wins, although I know jury will eat it alive

You've said that the Latin Dancers dont match the song. But the song is called Cha Cha Cha and and they are dancing Cha Cha.

I love it, I will vote for it. Definitely. Go Finland, ... cha cha cha .... I love the fake teath 💃

About the staging, those pallets are in Finnish called "eurolava" which can be translated to "euro stage". "It's crazy but I kinda like it" yeah that was my reaction as well!

@warb635

Жыл бұрын

A europallet, I guess.

It's crazy, it's party! Cha Cha Cha 💚

I’m definitely a fan now! The semi final performance was great!!

He is my fav winner this year.

Absolutely obsessed with this!!! Go Finland!

I mean this has very big chances of winning. It's between Finland and Sweden and this will be a televote winner without a doubt and did you hear about the new change in juries ranking criteria this year? They removed "vocal capacity" and replaced it with "memorability" so the juries may like this too.

@hanna-mariauvinen3361

Жыл бұрын

Oh, that sounds promising! :)

@Eutha

Жыл бұрын

Oh interesting! Where is the juries ranking criteria published? I would like to know more about it. :O

@gayfrog1

Жыл бұрын

Ok I didn't even know about that change and now that I do her winning the jury votes by such an large margin makes even less sense to me.

This is such a crazy song but its growing in you everytime you listen to it. Im literally obsessed with it now. Especially the singer😅

@miele939

Жыл бұрын

I'm the same. Great song and his personality is magnetic

0:36 Miss Georgina, don't worry. Kaarija will Finnish Loreen in Liverpool.

@Maidaseu

Жыл бұрын

Sweden 1st, Ukraine 2nd Finland 3rd

This song makes me so happy and I'm obssessed.

Whilst the song mentions having a few drinks after a rough week to relax and let loose, the deeper meaning is the battles that we all feel to let go and express ourselves in our own unique way and the fight we have internally to break free from who we think we should be ! Absolutely love this song and cannot wait to see it live in Liverpool in a few weeks

Expect this to probably win the televote! Finland are going to do well this year and rightly so it’s fabulous!

This is currently my favourite. I think it will do exceptionally well :)

It’s my favourite song for this year!

winning vibe

Definitely my winner

Finland for the win

the song is about getting loose on the dancefloor while drinking pina coladas. I think the cha cha dancers are supposed to be his brain cells who are getting loose screws

@lolsaXx

Жыл бұрын

The music video portrays the lyrics a little better I think.

@justinas1298

Жыл бұрын

@@lolsaXx yea I think when he puts the blonde wig on, that's when his mind turns off fight or flight and kicks into relax mode.

I believe the top 3 will consist of the Nordics Norway, Sweden and Finland in any order.

According to the odds they are in the top 3. They are probably going to do very well.

@sharkan44

Жыл бұрын

2nd :)

Well, for me electro punk pop yelling and rock hard metal shouting is the best singing ever. Anywho; music is like art: The best quality never fits the old concepts. And this year I definitely will vote for the cute guy doing his cha cha cha! Absolutely Fabulous... 🖤😀👍

You had me at "oh blimey" 😂❤

Love this song and the lyrics are actually quite interesting

"This is mental, but I like it", I had the same reaction.

This is one of my favourite songs in ESC this year. I love when a song really represents the country it's from - and this, to me, speaks volumes about Finland. It tells me something about Finland and its people - and in that I think it's perfect for ESC.

This type of pallet in Finland is called Eurolava. Lava means also a stage to perform on, so Käärijä is performing on 'Euro stage'. A bit of word play that Finns understand.

so catchy song!!

He is winning the televote and Loreen the Jury.

It's mental but I like it. That's how everyone feels about it I guess 😂 actually in the beginning when he's aggressive, it's about him being pissed, getting off work, wanting to go to the pub and get drunk - and then when it's becoming more melodic, he's actually drunk and getting on the dancefloor like a cha Cha cha.

"This is mental, but I quite like it" U kinda capsulized everybody's thoughts when listening to this for the fist time! Cheers from Finland!

This was THE anthem of Eurovision 2023. Go Finland!

It's crazy, its party 😂

@evipevi1973

Жыл бұрын

Are the only four english words he knows.

@hanna-mariauvinen3361

Жыл бұрын

Why are you so negative with your comments?! And what comes to alcohol and becoming "the real you" with it.. Käärijä himself has said that he actually doesn't need alcohol in order to party, dance and having fun. And -although I am Finnish as well- I don"t need that either. And I just love the song. It brings a smile to my face every time I listen to it. It just makes this world a little bit happier place to live in. ❤

@hanna-mariauvinen3361

Жыл бұрын

Although I am a Finn.. why is that part under the line..?

@sairhug

Жыл бұрын

Yes, you did - mystery solved :)

he is probably winning the televote this year

I love his look and his crazy clothes. This cha cha cha song drill my brain. This is one of my top 10 in this year.

This is in my top 3 for sure

Before I watch this and read the comments I have been waiting patiently to see your reaction.

"It's kind of crazy but I like it!" You summed it up perfectly! 🤣🤣

Finland should win. Its catchy, authentic and everyting.

@stellakr75

Жыл бұрын

Authentic? 😂 Its plagiarised "we got the moves" Electric Callboy. Even the haircut is a copy.

"It's not a winner" Weeeeeel, Don't count us out just yet. The juries will probably frown, but I trust Finland will get a lot of televotes. If the stars align it might even beat Loreeen in televote.

I love the electro-metal introduction and the elements of garage and k-pop. It'll be top 5. I want it to win!

The winner of the televote... yes!

Käärijä has so many fans from elderly to babies in Finland! Such a cute personality! 💚💚💚💞💞💞🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🏆

@annag1202

Жыл бұрын

57 year old British woman here and I absolutely adore this song and Käärijä himself, so happy Finland selected him and especially that the song is in Finnish even if it’s hard to learn the words to sing along (but I’m trying 😁)❤🇫🇮Suomi voittamaan!🇫🇮❤

@evipevi1973

Жыл бұрын

What does the parents think about him singing about alcohol? I

@veronicajimenez2716

Жыл бұрын

@@evipevi1973 the song is not addressed to children, is not a child song, what’s the problem?

"This is mental but I quite like it" 😂 made my day

❤

As a finn Im so proud our Käärijä. He will bring the big party to whole arena. Fun and party for sure. I can already imagine the whole audience singing Cha Cha Chaa and dancing until the roof flies off

My winner this year 💚💚💚💃💃💃 it's crazy, it's party.

As Käärijä said himself, “It’s crazy, it’s party,” 💃🥳

So wild and mad but I love it. I always say there's a bat shit crazy song and this is it this year. For comparison last year it was the one about Megan markle 🙈

@CoCaSilvia

Жыл бұрын

It was not the same. At first sight the song from Konstrakta looked as a funny song but it was about the national health system of serbia, The artist there have not this national health assistance, so they only can wash their hands in order to stay healthy.

That's it. Psy feelings Indeed!!! Thank you Georgina 👍🤞Brilliant

Olá from Portugal. Love cha cha cha

Not sure about the jury, but definitely getting some public votes! Fun performance!

"Sweden wins Eurovision" Käärijä: Hold my Pina Colada! 🍹

@hannaisoniemi2283

Жыл бұрын

With two hands 🎉

"This is mental but I quite like it" Ditto

It's my winner 😍

You say you didn't know anything about the song and yet there you are wearing a green cardigan. Coincidence? What are the odds of that ever happening? I think the dancers were the Piña Coladas he was pouring down his throat with both hands to get wasted like Cha Cha Cha.

I could be listening to you talking forever.. it’s so warm😊

One of my favourites! Love the melody, lyrics, outfit, energy! My vote from Georgia🇬🇪goes to him👌

As a German to whom the ESC has taught how to lose, that was the real winner of the ESC. Swedens song I have already forgotten how it went. some snippet of ABBA. Such a mainstream song without putting much creativity in it. I listened to cha chac cha the first time when he performed it in the ESC Final After ten seconds I was sure, this is gonna win. Well, It didn't but people will remember this ESC for this song and not "Tattoo".

Lego Movie hahahaha!! Yes, that is exactly what it feels like. It's one everyone seems to love so we'll see what happens.

This isnt my pick to win, however this is the one song that made me so upset I didnt get Eurovision Tickets. I could just imagine how awesome it will be to yell Cha Cha Cha with to whole arena!!

you were spot - fan favourite - love it!

He is such a winner!🤩❤️‍🔥

this is winner

This is my favourite this year for sure. Absolutely love it, I really hope he brings it on the big night, if he does he might just get a win!

Lots of people love it. I'm so waiting for your reaction to Portugal

Winner for sure!

I love this craziness, he is the song himself. I also think Jury will punish him hardly but Televoting might support him big time. It's my runner up, actually. One of the songs I play the most. I'm not Finnish but I loved the song since day one, it's an ear worm!

This is what it"s all about. You fall asleep to the rest. This you get happy about and how unique it is, totally different to the others. The change from like teq/rock to pop is just genius.... This should win, checks all the boxes.

Absolutely love this, huge televote on its way.

You need to watch with the subtitles on, then you get the meaning

@cahha

Жыл бұрын

I think some people will miss the point then, because they don't listen to these songs before the contest

@cahha

Жыл бұрын

And only a few countries translates the lyrics during the show

@duckeh1952

Жыл бұрын

@@cahha yeah only Finland and Estonia have subtitles for the songs in ESC

@Prafik614

Жыл бұрын

@@cahha well, 4 out of 10 winners of past ten years have been sang other than English language…

I showed the song to my parents and family and one of them said it sounded like Psy TOO!

💚Finland top1💚 12POINTS!!!

The ESC winner will invite Loreen to the best pub in Liverpool to dance cha cha cha with him.

@hanna-mariauvinen3361

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! :)

I am happy that you seem to like it I think Netta 's "Toy" was also not your favorite for the win but it did happen. Sweden+Finland+Ukraine are the favorites for the win this year(according to the ESC betting odds) Käärijä will get the majority of my votes , he is my winner this year. I hope he or Luke Black (Serbia) win this year. ESC=Eurovision Song Contest not Eurovision Singing Contest so I prefer these 2 songs over Loreen or somebody else

True Finnish language sounds like Korean language from Psy

@emrk6517

Жыл бұрын

True. It's because of the K and R sounds, also words are constructed similarly, vowel+consonant+ vowel+consonant... "karonikaa kakistaa sarang rakas ka kaa"

@Scheherasad

Жыл бұрын

this song reminds me a bit of "Gangnam Style" and many people worldwide loved it

Wow, that's definitely going through and is a contender for the win.

I love it, it’s my favorite this year

CHA CHA CHA is one of the standard Latin dances ❤

but then it won the popular vote and actually a fan favorite Because it is mental

when you realize he is a shy guy in his cocoon (green shell) and hard working (fast tempo relentless beat) until half way thru, work ends and it's time to hit the clubs. Beer and Pina Colada and champagne and then the caterpillar stage and then he hits the dance floor... cha cha cha. He's lightened up the tempo and the dance floor. He's out of his shell. Watchout girls!

Finland is my winner this year!

My number 1 :) I wish the stanging would be a bit different, but oh well..

Sue, you are so great!

I love that you and he are wearing matching jumpers haha 😁💚

I don’t think it’s a winner🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 That is probably what the jury was thinking. He ended in second place. But if it wasn’t for the jury, he would have ended up in first place because he was clearly the winner for the studio audience and in the televotes!