Käärijä

Jere Pöyhönen (born 21 October 1993), known professionally as Käärijä (Finnish pronunciation: [ kæːrijæ ]), is a Finnish rapper, singer and songwriter. In 2020, he released his debut album Fantastista. He is set to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Cha Cha Cha".

Biography

Pöyhönen grew up in the Ruskeasanta neighbourhood of Vantaa, Greater Helsinki. He discovered his passion for music while learning to play the drums, and started producing music in 2014. His stage name comes from a joke with his friends about gambling, a recurring theme in his music.

Pöyhönen released his music independently until 2017, when he was signed to the record label Monsp Records. He subsequently released the double single "Koppi tules" / "Nou roblem". The following year, he released an extended play, titled Peliä. In 2020, his debut album Fantastista was released.

On 11 January 2023, Pöyhönen was announced as one of seven participants in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023, the Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. His entry "Cha Cha Cha" was co-written with Aleksi Nurmi and Johannes Naukkarinen, and was released on 18 January 2023. At the competition, he finished in first place with a total of 539 points (467 points from the televote and 72 points from the juries), thus becoming the Finnish representative for the contest.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4%C3%A4rij%C3%A4

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https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4%C3%A4rij%C3%A4

Jere Pöyhönen (Finnish pronunciation: [ ˈjere ˈpøy̯hønen ]; born 21 October 1993), known professionally as Käärijä (Finnish: [ ˈkæːrijæ ]), is a Finnish rapper, singer and songwriter. He represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Cha Cha Cha", finishing first in the public vote and coming in second place with 526 points. His entry topped the charts in Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Sweden, and reached the top ten in thirteen other countries including the United Kingdom, becoming the first ever song in Finnish to reach the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart.

Biography

Pöyhönen grew up in the Ruskeasanta neighbourhood of Vantaa, Greater Helsinki. He discovered his passion for music while learning to play the drums, and started producing music in 2014. His stage name comes from a joke with his friends about gambling, a recurring theme in his music.

Pöyhönen released his music independently until 2017, when he was signed to the record label Monsp Records. He subsequently released the double single "Koppi tules" / "Nou roblem". The following year, he released an extended play, titled Peliä. In 2020, his debut album Fantastista was released.

On 11 January 2023, Pöyhönen was announced as one of seven participants in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023, the Finnish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. His entry "Cha Cha Cha" was co-written with Aleksi Nurmi and Johannes Naukkarinen, and was released on 18 January 2023. At the competition, he finished in first place with a total of 539 points (467 points from the televote and 72 points from the juries), thus becoming the Finnish representative for the contest.

Performing in the first semi-final, held on 9 May 2023, Pöyhönen finished first with 177 points and thus qualified for the final. In the final, he topped the public vote with 376 points, but ultimately finished in second place with 526 points overall to Sweden's entrant Loreen.

Ahead of Eurovision, Finnish software company Zoan created an experience inside the popular online video game Fortnite, where players can visit a virtual rendering of Helsinki's famous Senate Square with Käärijä signs and stages. With the release, Finland became the first country in the world whose capital city has a photorealistic twin in Fortnite.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4%C3%A4rij%C3%A4
• https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4%C3%A4rij%C3%A4

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