eurovision 2023
Käärijä
Käärijä represented Finland at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool with “Cha Cha Cha”, finishing 2nd of 26.
- who
- Finnish rapper, singer and songwriter
- born
- 21 October 1993, Helsinki, Finland
- contest
- 2023
- best result
- 2nd, 2023
- music
- pop rap, electronic, synth-pop, rap metal, punk rap
- active
- since 2016
- record labels
- Monsp Records
- sang for
- Finland
Biography
Käärijä is a Finnish rapper, singer and songwriter. “Cha Cha Cha” finished second in Liverpool in 2023 and won the public vote. The song topped the charts in Finland, Sweden, Latvia and Lithuania, and reached the top ten in thirteen other countries.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Käärijä”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2023 Liverpool
“Cha Cha Cha”
2nd of 26 Finished 2nd of 26 in the final, with 526 points.
- Sung in
- Finnish
- Written by
- Johannes Naukkarinen, Aleksi Nurmi, Jere Pöyhönen
- Running order
- 13th of 26 in the final
- Semi-final
- 1st of 15, 177 points
- Age on the night
- 29
- Won that year
- Sweden: Loreen, “Tattoo”
The story of Eurovision 2023: Liverpool hosts for Ukraine, and Loreen wins a second time
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Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023
Awards
- MTV Europe Music Award for Best Nordic Act 2023
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Käärijä, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 2023 The result
The juries chose Sweden. Loreen, the winner of 2012, was back with "Tattoo", and the juries put her comfortably first. The public chose Finland: Käärijä's "Cha Cha Cha" won the televote, with Sweden second.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.