Käärijä
Acting
Biography
Jere Pöyhönen, known professionally as Käärijä, is a Finnish rapper, singer and songwriter. He represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Cha Cha Cha", placing second with 526 points and finishing first in the public vote.
Born: October 21, 1993
Place of Birth: Vantaa, Finland
Known For
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen (direct translation: The Melody Festival) is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). The competition is a six part tour (5 heats + the final) with stops in cities across Sweden to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. Melodifestivalen is also known informally as "Mello", or internationally as "Melfest".
Vain elämää
Finnish version of The Best Singers series. Each week, one artist is chosen and the remaining artists perform covers of their songs and are judged by that artist.
Eurovision... A Little Bit More
Get ready for Eurovision... A Little Bit More! The Eurovision spin-off show that features exclusive performances from the Liverpool 2023 participants. The ‘Class of ‘23’ were tasked to submit reworked or remixed versions of their Eurovision entries; original material; and cover versions of their favourite songs. The results are now in and will be introduced by a different Eurovision legend each week over the next three weeks in a series of one-hour shows.
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (abbreviated UMK) is an annual music contest organised by the Finnish public broadcaster Yle. UMK began in 2012 as a new concept for the Finnish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, replacing the original Finnish Eurovision Song Contest qualifying event (Suomen euroviisukarsinta) which had been held since 1961.
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (abbreviated UMK) is an annual music contest organised by the Finnish public broadcaster Yle. UMK began in 2012 as a new concept for the Finnish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, replacing the original Finnish Eurovision Song Contest qualifying event (Suomen euroviisukarsinta) which had been held since 1961.
Spill the Tea
Söngvakeppnin
Music competition organised by Icelandic public broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) to determine its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (abbreviated UMK) is an annual music contest organised by the Finnish public broadcaster Yle. UMK began in 2012 as a new concept for the Finnish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, replacing the original Finnish Eurovision Song Contest qualifying event (Suomen euroviisukarsinta) which had been held since 1961.
Filmography
as Self - Guest
as Self - Contestant
as Self - Guest Performer
as Self - Audience Member
as Self
as Self - Interval Act
as Self - Contestant
as Self