Spinny boy
so as some of u know estonian show ringvaade has this tradition that the winning song of esc will be performed in estonian. this year it was performed by eesti laul 2023 superfinalist ollie. watch till the end for some cha cha cha. (x)
bonus: a reporter from that show liking this tweet
[translation: i like how u can tell that they asked ollie bc he fits to sing cha cha cha but then finland didnt win]
KΓΓRIJΓ CONCERT ON SATURDAY WILL BE STREAMED REGIONFREE AT THE LINK ABOVE
Concert will be on the 20th of Saturday, at 20:00/8:00PM local Helsinki time. Thatβs 19:00/7:00PM in Germany, 13:00/1:00PM on the US east coast, and 3AM in Sydney.
Let your fellow CHA CHA CHA-ers know!!
in case you havenβt heard yet, KÀÀrijΓ€'s show in Helsinki Ice Hall this Saturday (May 20) will be broadcasted live on TV and Yle Areena starting at 8 PM Finnish time π
this morning on bbc radio 2 the DJ is staging a protest because his producers wonβt let him play cha cha cha (itβs too loud and energetic for the radio 2 breakfast show vibe)
GUYS, THEY'RE GETTING THE SEAL π₯Ήπ¦
πΈ gregorzalokar π₯ escfactful on TikTok
pov ur about to become a victim of medical malpractice
I think heβs Finlandβs official son-in-law now
Great news! Let's see if more broadcasters agree on this!
The βCha Cha Chaβ fever has taken over Latvia too.
Just read that someoneβs neighbour was playing βTattooβ and someone else started blasting βCha Cha Chaβ even louder.
Cars are driving by with windows down playing βCha Cha Chaβ.
KÀÀrijÀ is for the people!
I've been seeing a lot of posts about how Joker out are pastel babygirls and I just wanted to share with you this video of Bojan covering Maneskin's Zittii e Buoni:
KÀÀrija truly got himself a man who can do both π
Okay oooone more Cha Cha Cha post. 'Cause have we talked about stuff about that song that I recognize that could never come through to an international audience?
He's from Vantaa. I grew up there in a different time, it's a working class area.
Finnish ballroom culture leans heavily on Latin American dances, and cha cha is one especially associated with fun and parties in a kind of an uncool way, like a conga line, which the act also references.
Finnish drinking culture is drinking too much. Finnish party culture is also drinking too much. You wanna have fun, get prepared for alcohol poisoning.
Finnish songs tend to be sad or angry. Ballroom songs are sometimes the exception, though they can be melancholy too. Finns are kind of stiff and keep their problems to themselves, and Finnish masculinity means showing anger and competitiveness and being funny and clever, but hiding gentleness or vulnerability or need or anything too queer. It's the opposite of Latin heat, it's Nordic chill.
The way to break this is through getting shitfaced. That's what the song is about. You have locked yourself up inside yourself, all your rage and your gentleness have been held in check, you can't take another minute of it, but you know now you can drink. And you drink until finally the rigidity releases its hold. You are free. You are gentle. You are happy. You're not afraid of this world anymore.
The ugliness of the costume, the kind of a comedic reference to Latin culture is not, like, a pisstake on Latin music, but a reference to the bland imitation of it in Finnish ballroom culture. He is mocking himself and his own awkwardness and the specific culture he comes from (I could even say specifically Vantaa), while addressing this experience of being locked inside yourself, needing to drink so it will be socially acceptable or possible for you to defy that which is expected of a Finnish man.
It's not cringe if you were plastered. And when you're plastered, you're brave enough to be cringe.
An old god has awoken and now wreaks havoc on the world of men
Stuff like this radicalizes me. How is this the best system we have?
Who are they? Wrong answers only
An angel, a demon, a chaos god and your gay uncle's spirit watching you make bad decisions





