Rapper, singer, and songwriter Käärijä has a reputation for energetic, shirtless performances described by the man himself as: ‘It’s crazy, it’s party!’
Hailing from Vantaa in Finland, Käärijä has been making music since 2014 - he released his debut album Fantastista in 2020.
For the experimental rapper, it’s all about defying genres. In his Eurovision entry Cha Cha Cha, he fuses rap, electronic music, metal, and schlager, with a performance that incorporates ballroom dancing, a neon green bolero jacket, and lots and lots of wooden pallets.
He wrote the song with two friends: multi-platinum selling producer and songwriter Johannes ‘Kiro’ Naukkarinen, and producer Aleksi Nurmi.
Lyrics toCha Cha Cha
Rankka viikko ja paljon pitkii päiviä takan,
Mielenkiintona piña colada ja rata,
Ilta on vielä nuori ja aikaa kumota,
Tää jäinen ulkokuori on aika tuhota
Pidän kaksin käsin kiinni juomista niinku
Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha, ei
En mieti huomista ku tartun tuopista niinku,
Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha, ei
Haluun olla sekasin ja vapaa huolista niinku
Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha, ei
Ja mä jatkan kunnes en enää pysy tuolissa niinku
Muutama piña colada on jo takana,
Silti mul on vielä naamataulu vakava, yeah yeah ye ye yeh
Ilta on vielä nuori ja aikaa kumota,
Tää jäinen ulkokuori on aika tuhota,
Parketti kutsuu mua ku en oo enää lukossa,
Niinku cha cha cha mä oon tulossa
Pidän kaksin käsin kiinni juomista niinku,
Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha, ei
En mieti huomista ku tartun tuopista niinku,
Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha, ei
Haluun olla sekasin ja vapaa huolista niinku,
Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha, ei
Ja mä jatkan kunnes en enää pysy tuolissa niinku vou,
Nyt lähden tanssimaan niinku cha cha cha cha enkä pelkääkään tätä maailmaa,
Niinku cha cha cha kun mä kaadan päälleni samppanjaa,
Cha cha cha toinen silmä jo karsastaa, ja puhe sammaltaa ku tää toinen puoli must vallan saa,
Cha cha cha en oo arkena tää mies laisinkaan, en oo mut tänään oon se mies, tänään oon se mies
Nyt lähden tanssimaan niinku cha cha cha, enkä pelkääkään tätä maailmaa,
Niinku cha cha cha, kun mä kaadan päälleni samppanjaa,
Niinku cha cha cha
Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha aa-aah
Niinku cha cha cha
Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha
Cha cha cha cha cha cha cha
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
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
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 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 whoa
I head towards the 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
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