Cha Cha Cha (Käärijä song)

"Cha Cha Cha" is a song by Finnish rapper and singer Käärijä, released on 17 January 2023.[1] The song is set to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023, the Finnish national selection for that year's Eurovision Song Contest.[2][3][4]

"Cha Cha Cha"
Single by Käärijä
Released17 January 2023 (2023-01-17)
Length2:55
LabelWarner Music Finland
Songwriter(s)
  • Jere Pöyhönen
  • Johannes Naukkarinen
  • Aleksi Nurmi
  • Jukka Sorsa
Käärijä singles chronology
"Välikuolema"
(2022)		 "Cha Cha Cha"
(2023)
Music video
"Cha Cha Cha" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
  • Johannes Naukkarinen
  • Aleksi Nurmi
  • Jukka Sorsa
Lyricist(s)
  • Jere Pöyhönen
  • Johannes Naukkarinen
  • Aleksi Nurmi
  • Jukka Sorsa
Entry chronology
◄ "Jezebel" (2022)

Eurovision Song Contest
Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023 was the twelfth edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK), the music competition that selects Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition consisted of a final on 25 February 2023, where seven entries competed.[5] The winner was selected by a combination of public votes (75%) and seven international jury groups from Australia, Germany, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom (25%).[6] The viewers had a total of 882 points to award, while the juries had a total of 294 points to award. Each jury group distributed their points as follows: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points. The viewer vote was based on the percentage of votes each song achieved through telephone, SMS and app voting.[7]

"Cha Cha Cha" was drawn to perform third in the final. In the days leading up to the final, the song was considered a heavy favorite to win the contest, winning polls on various Eurovision fansites.[8][9] During the voting in the final, it was revealed that the song had received 72 jury points and 467 televoting points, earning a total of 539 points, winning by a margin of 387 points. As a result of its win, the song is scheduled to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[2]

When asked why he believed he won, Käärijä stated that the uniqueness of both the song and the performance may have assisted in winning by a wide margin, saying "UMK has never seen a song or performance like this before... you can go far even if you are not the most skilled singer or rapper."[10]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 31 January 2023, an allocation draw was held, which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, and determined which half of the show they would perform in.

Finland has been placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 9 May 2023, and has been scheduled to perform last in the show.[11]

Charts
Chart performance for "Cha Cha Cha"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 1
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[13] 19
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 13

References
  1. Adams, William Lee (17 January 2023). "Cha Cha Cha! Käärijä releases his UMK 2023 song in Finland". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 25 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Vautrey, Jonathan (25 February 2023). "Käärijä wins Finland's UMK 2023 and will perform "Cha Cha Cha" at Eurovision". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 25 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Finland's Cha Cha Cha by Käärijä is pun-tastic – POPXD". Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  4. "Finland send Käärijä to Liverpool with 'Cha Cha Cha'". Eurovision Song Contest. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Farren, Neil (1 December 2022). "🇫🇮 Finland: Samu Haber to Host UMK 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  6. "UMK announces its seven international juries". ESCBubble. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  7. "Näin äänestät UMK23-suosikkibiisiäsi – lataa Yle-sovellus puhelimeesi!". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. Adams, William Lee (24 February 2023). "Poll results: Käärijä is our readers' favourite to win UMK 2023 in Finland". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 25 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "YOU have predicted Käärijä to win UMK 2023!". ESCXTRA.com. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. Määttänen, Jusso (25 February 2023). "Euroviisut | Käärijä voitti UMK:n ylivoimaisella äänivyöryllä, edustaa Suomea Euroviisuissa: "Luulin tämän olevan unta"". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Groot, Evert (31 January 2023). "Eurovision 2023: Allocation Draw results". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  12. "Käärijä: Cha Cha Cha" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  13. "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  14. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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