Käärijä
Sign in to saveJere Mikael Pöyhönen (; born 21 October 1993), 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 with 376. His entry topped the charts in Finland, Sweden, Latvia and Lithuania and reached the top ten in thirteen other countries, becoming the first song in Finnish to reach the top ten of the UK Singles Chart.
Person
- Born
- 1993-10-21
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Film & TV
Acting · Vantaa, Finland
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.
Known for
- Eurovision... A Little Bit More — Self - Guest2023
- Spill the Tea2023
- Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu — Self - Contestant2012
- Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu — Self - Guest Performer2012
- Vain elämää2012
- Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu — Self - Audience Member2012
- Melodifestivalen — Self1959
- Eurovision Song Contest — Self - Interval Act1956
- Eurovision Song Contest — Self - Contestant1956
- Söngvakeppnin — Self
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 325,928
- Total plays
- 13,523,761
Tags
finnishrapEurovisionelectronicfinland
Käärijä (real name Jere Pöyhönen, born on October 21, 1993 in Helsinki) is a Finnish rapper, singer and songwriter from Vantaa. Early life Jere Pöyhönen grew up in Ruskeasanta, a suburb of Vantaa near Helsinki. He played drums and hockey as a kid and started experimenting with music in his teens. In 2014 he underwent emergency surgery due to ulcerative colitis, a turning point that he later spoke about publicly. His stage name, Käärijä <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/K%C3%A4%C3%A4rij%C3%A4">
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Käärijä
- Musical artist.image
- Käärijä esiintymässä Louhela Jam -tapahtumassa (Vantaa, 2023) – 01 (cropped).jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Käärijä in June 2023
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Jere Mikael Pöyhönen
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Helsinki, Finland
- Musical artist.origin
- Vantaa, Finland
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2016–present
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Key dates
- Born
- 21 October 1993
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mikael
- Named after
- gambling
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Place of birth
- Helsinki
- Occupation
- ice hockey player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Finnish
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 2023
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Musical career
- Other appearances in Eurovision
- Artistic style and influences
- Personal life
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Extended plays
- Singles
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
Jere Mikael Pöyhönen (; born 21 October 1993), 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 with 376. His entry topped the charts in Finland, Sweden, Latvia and Lithuania and reached the top ten in thirteen other countries, becoming the first song in Finnish to reach the top ten of the UK Singles Chart.
== Musical career == Pöyhönen grew up in the Ruskeasanta neighbourhood of Vantaa, Greater Helsinki, as the son of Mikko and Arja Pöyhönen. He discovered his passion for music while learning to play the drums, and started producing music in 2014. His stage name, owing to his gambling hobby, is derived from the phrase rahaa, "make a fast buck".