Cha Cha Cha

"Cha Cha Cha" is a song by Finnish rapper and singer Käärijä, released on 17 January 2023. The song represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2023, the Finnish national selection for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. It finished in 2nd place after gathering 376 points from the public, and 150 points from the jury. 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. 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%). The viewers had a total of 882 points to award, while the juries had a total of 294 points to grant. 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. 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. When asked why he believed he won, Käärijä stated that the uniqueness of 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." 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 for 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 favorable 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.

[Säkeistö 1] 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 [Kertosäe] 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 [Säkeistö 2] Muutama piña colada on jo takana Silti mul on vielä naamataulu vakava Yeah, yeah, ye, ye, yeah 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 [Kertosäe] 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 [Jälkikertosäe] Nyt lähden tanssimaan Niinku cha-cha-cha Enkä pelkääkään tätä maailmaa Niinku cha-cha-cha Kun mä kaadan päälleni samppanjaa [Väliosa] 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 [Jälkikertosäe] Nyt lähden tanssimaan Niinku cha-cha-cha Enkä pelkääkään tätä maailmaa Niinku cha-cha-cha Kun mä kaadan päälleni samppanjaa [Outro] 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