I was lucky enough to be in the arena for the grand final. The crowd reaction was absolutely wild. Everyone was behind him to win. He won the crowd vote by miles. Absolutely one of the most iconic songs from Eurovision ever. I cannot describe to you how much the crowd was loving him and supporting him. There were points where the presenters of the show couldn’t actually be heard as the crowd was chanting cha cha cha.
@CTSimp I highly doubt people who paid that much money to be at the grand final in the arena are “a bunch of drunks taking the piss”. The crowd was Eurovision enthusiasts of all nationalities. Pipe down.
I was hoping he won so much. I like Loreen but honestly I don't understand people who go to the same stage for winning the same competition. Like for what? I cannot imagine her thoughts, was she like in "Ahhh sсrew it, I am going to win that thing again" mood? She didn't even gain a popularity with that. I am sorry I am rude...Or maybe I am still upset becuase Finland didn't win 🙃
Absolutely. The arena was hyped as hell for this song. The noise levels were insane. Easily the most loved on the night. The chant from the euovillage (outside the arena) where people were watching on a massive screen could literally be heard miles away.
This was the best song of 2023 Eurovision, the best performance, the nicest guy ever, just EVERYTHING!!!! Käärijä is our hero! He is the true people's winner! LOVE HIM
He got the second highest televote score ever, under Ukraine, in 2022. Obviously, they won as a show of mass support. Everyone was cheering Käärijä and even during the voting scores, the crowd was chanting his name and the song name. Never heard that response before.
I love seeing non-Eurovision fans watching Cha Cha Cha for the first time. Everyone starts out like...WTF is this and within 3 minutes are raving along despite not having a clue what he's singing about. It's a very special performance and I love that it makes people smile.
Hands down, the best North American reaction to Finland's entry this year! So enthusiastic from the get-go and you seem genuinely curious to see more. Many people in America and Canada seem to react with, "eew, this is weird" to Käärijä initially, but this is among the performances that make Eurovision so enjoyable - the contest is a veritable cornucopia of assorted oddities. It can be wacky (Käärijä), impressive (Loreen) and sometimes downright moving (Barbara Pravi), but it's always a good time!
The key difference between American Idol and Eurovision is American Idol is a singing competition (only about vocals) while Eurovision is a song competition (about composition, lyrics, vocals, stage performance etc.).
I think Eurovision is a mixture between American Idol, Olympic Games and United Nations existing for 67 years. And it had 160 Million viewers this year.
Well another big difference is that the performers in the Eurovision Song Contest are usually rather professional and can be very established artists before entering the contest. American Idol would never allow for an artist with a previous long-time successful career entering their competition.
As a Swede I think the same. Loreen is great, but so booring.... My costs of flight- and boattickets to Finland 2023 is ridiculous . As its gonna be 2024. Love you Finns!
This made me so happy, I love seeing people experience the craziness that is Käärijä for the first time 😂 he is the definition of chaotic good, he's such a good, down to earth guy, funny as hell, weird little dude and he makes amazing music, his lyrics are often really funny too. I have no other option but to stan 💚
he says at the end it's crazy it's party. it's his catchphrase. he first said it in english interview when he was asked about his song and he's not very good at speaking english and only thing he could think of was saying that.
My goodness, revisiting this, it really should have won… so original, creative and constantly surprising! People recognised that and rightly loved it. Still, he will live in Eurovision legend…
This was such a delight to watch, the way you were smiling from start to finish is a perfect recreation of how most of europe was feeling seeing this the first time 😄 Käärijä is enjoying himself so much on that stage it crosses over to our side of the screen, it’s infectious ❤. On top of that Käärijä is such a goofy silly sweetheart as a person, he made eurovision 2023 something special! Also check out his new song It’s Crazy It’s Party, the music video just dropped today and it’s fire 🔥🔥
I have to say that Eurovision 2023 was the first one I ever saw and I was "wtf?! People wanted this guy to win? Seriously?", but UA-cam showed me his performance once again a couple days back and I was like "I'M SORRY, FINNISH COOL GUY I CAN'T SPELL THE NAME, THIS IS AMAZING, THIS IS PURE ART". It's such a happy and catchy song I was singing all along, and I can't say a word in finnish hahaha It's for sure in my Spotify playlist now and I'll listen to this on repeat at gym hahaha
Kaarija not winning is all the proof you need that the current voting system is broken and needs an overhaul. Someone calculated that even if he got 1st place in every voting country he'd still be like 2 points short of winning bc of the jury. If that isn't a rigged system then I don't know what is. He got more votes than anyone in the history of the contest and still didn't win...
Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮 Käärijä has been a huge fenomenon here since this song was originally released. I remember back in February I was at a club when this came and the whole club just exploded, everyone went just crazy! The song is about how he feels like he is a tough guy but actually would like to dance but is afraid because he is a badass. Then he drinks few pina coladas and out comes this new persona who doesn’t care what others think, he pours shampagne all over himself and dances his ass off. Käärijä has given so much joy to us this year and I hope he continues to find his way to many more people around the world. You should check out the original music video for Cha Cha Cha, it’s also amazing!
that level of confusion you feel is called eurovision 😅 we absolutely love eurovision here in europe. it really is the event of the year. it reaches over 100 million viewers every single year!
Not only in Europe but also around the World! In Latin America it is huge, hence why they agreed to do "Eurovision Latin America"! Only the USA is not as familiar with it as other countries.
I had the absolute pleasure of being in the arena (I've been a Eurovision fan my whole life so to actually see it in the arena was a dream come true) watching the final REHEARSAL of the first semi final where he was competing to get into this final when I say the crowd went absolutely BONKERS it would be the understatement of the century! We were singing along and hyped like nobody's business!
What a lovely reaction! If not the best I have seen. Btw. the energy shift you noticed is deliberate and totally what the song is about. It's about having a shit day (e.g. at work), sick of everything and then go out partying and getting drunk.
Glad you enjoyed it as much as Europe did! I was grinning ear to ear watching it for the first time, and now again seeing you do the same. The song is bursting with positivity and it was the crowd favorite, though it unfortunately didn't win.
Not only does the song cha cha cha make me happy, but also your both reaction to the song makes me happy too. I enjoy your happiness. Thanks for making this reaction ☺️
I LOVE your reaction! 💖 you so totally got what Cha Cha Cha is all about, fun, craziness and happiness 🎉😅 I still get the blissed out high every time I see this performance, it's utter perfection, so exhilarating 💚🩷
I was throwing myself around my living room the first time I heard this on Eurovision it's an epic masterpiece imo and Finland were robbed. So glad you guys liked it 👌
I just can't hear this song WITHOUT GETTING THE BIGGEST SMILE ON MY FACE. It just makes me so happy ever. single. time. From the first ever watch with my friends on the couch in our Eurovision-watchparty to seeing you react to it now. Such a great reaction too!
i love it when people get the song and just embrace it to the fullest. the way you guys were talking about the performace made me so happy and i'm sure käärijä would be so happy to see you loving his work so much
I love how these guys at first have their mics there ready to make comments, but then end up just watching in shock and awe with their eyes glued to the screen 😁 This is exactly the way to watch this! And this, my beloved non-ESC-fans, is what Europe has been absolutely CRAZY about since May 😁 Welcome aboard!
Käärijä is so fun and just pure joy!!! This video made me so happy, I could feel all the fantastic joyous feelings I felt last Spring during his performances in Eurovision again because you guys were also so enthusiastic towards it!!!
Doesn't matter if Loreen (who I actually like but still finland should have been the winner that year) wins, Cha Cha Cha will be one of the songs that young people will remember while partying, throughout their lives. Even when they become middle aged people, when they hear this song they will bang. It'll be just like 90's disco songs for milllenials do.
This was this years runner up - even the they wont the public vote - I'm from Ireland, we cant get into the finals anymore, even though we had the record of the most wins, so we were behind Finland this year. Love the reactions guys, there is so many Eurovision hits you have to see - you may have to do Top 5's of each country.
Haha, that was wild!! And amazing! And wild! 😂 Mike’s face was the cherry on the top of this amazing video, don’t think I’ve ever seen him have this much fun. 😆
You should be this supportive in the charts, he doesn't need your heart, he needs your money and you ain't giving... on the other side we have the WINNER getting all the people's money in the charts and getting stuck on us like a Tattoo. You know what they say... The Winner Takes It ALL!
@@axelvasquez2506How convenient to mention one of the songs Tattoo copied the melody of. Unfortunately the winner did not take it all. She did not take the televotes. Käärijä did 💚
This was the best reaction to CCC ever, thank you so much!! Couldn't agree more, Käärijä is the King 💚 You should check out the official music video for the song as well, it's so much fun 💥
Everybody wanted them to win! They got all the point from the people in almost every country, But the jury points fucked it up. People are still bitter and also hate the jury system. Cha cha cha will forever be the true winner of 2023 in the peoples hearts!!!❤️
The only proof I need to KNOW this should've won the entire competition is watching blind reactions to this. I've not yet seen ONE reaction who wasn't excited about this. Loreen (the winner) has NOTHING on Käärijä. He is the King!!!!! He was a fan favorite. Everyone just loved him.
what actually happened on that stage? There was no quality there. As i said its just a catchy song nothing else. I head the audience only when the Cha Cha Cha part came on and nothing else. He should be veeeeeery satisfied with 2nd place @@suvijii841
omg I adore the huge smiles you guys end up having and while doing the dance. I started out not liking this song much the first time it was on the show, but for every time I heard it during the night I ended up really enjoying it
Your faces and expressions were exactly mine when I first heard this song in the run-up to Finland's selection. First few notes and I was instantly on board, and every succeeding moment surpassed the one before it. Just epitomizes everything Eurovision can and should be, and I'm honestly bummed it didn't win the whole thing (especially since the final was on my birthday, and I was watching with a group of Finns who also were hoping for a win). Oh well. Cheers from NYC! 4:34 LOL one of the videos that pops up immediately completes the sentence - "IT'S CRAZY, IT'S PARTY!"
The guy on glasses is so amazed just loved your reaction guys. I’m from SouthAmerica first time paying attention to Eurovision and believe me this song is stuck in my mind since I heard for the first time. Love Kaarija and his performance. He deserved to win.
Loved this preformance! it is rare for a song to be catchy and interesting the first time you hear it, but I loved this from the start and have had the song on repeat in my mind since eurovision a few months ago.
What an amazing reaction, I could watch your video again and again, and get in a great mood from it ! Listening to Cha Cha cha always gets me in a great mood as well, never fails ! He's my Winner 100% , I don't care what the judges think. I was in Liverpool for the event, I heard people singing the song so many times, people were talking about him, and the crowd in the arena went crazy for him , it was very clear who the people wanted to win.
this is my favourite eurovision performance of all time, not sure i'm gonna watch eurovision ever again because i am still pissed he didn't win (i voted for him 20 times, i was so obsessed 💀), but this performance is already legendary. käärijä has a lot of great songs, the latest one "it's crazy it's party" is like cha cha cha part 2, but he has a lot of completely different songs, "kovis" is my favourite but it's not available on youtube or spotify 😢
I'm so glad you are loving Eurovision!!! For week 2, all should be titled "Live at the Grand Final" : 1- Kalush "Stefania" 2- Sam Ryder "Space Man" 3- Chanel "SloMo" 4- Cornelia Jakobs "Hold Me Closer" 5- Konstrakta "In Corpore Sano"
essentials in recent years are also: SHUM - Go_A Discotheque - THE ROOP El Diablo - Elena Tsagkrinou Fuego - Eleni Foureira Rhythm Inside - Loïc Nottet
From the previous decades 1. Verka Serduchka "dancing lasha tumbai" 2. Marija Serifovic "molitva" 3. Elena Paparizou "my number one" 4. Lordi "hard rock hallelujah" 5. Conchita Wurst "Rise like a phoenix"
Eurovision- Ukraine dancing lasha tumbai versa serduka Epic sax man Eurovision Eurovision Poland my slovijnie Polish girls Netta toy Eurovision Isreal Russia Eurovision Finland Eurovision hard rock hallelujah lordi
This was a great video! The joy on your faces at what was happening on screen was incredible to see! This went crazy in Finland! From Käärijä themed shelves at most stores to green things selling out across the country it had a bit of a cultural impact, so to say. A big thing about Eurovision is that it is big. It always shocking to watch North Americans react to it for the first time, because they have often never heard of it and have no idea the scale of how insane it all is, despite the live viewer numbers ranging up to 200 million people annually. It is a huge and very complicated production with an insane amount of detail going into pulling it off. So safe to say, there is a lot to learn about it all!
I have watched this video now three times in a row - I just LOVE to watch your faces when you are enjoying Käärijä’s performance. The joy and happiness on your faces just make my day. I love watching Käärijä but even more I love watching you watching Käärijä 🤣. A lot of love from Finland - it’s crazy, it’s party 😅!
And when people could finally vote for him directly in the MTV Europe Music Awards competition, he won over Loreen for best Nordic artist, just tells you who was the winner.
Well isn't this your lucky day! He will release new music video today in few hours! Song has been available in Spotify almost 2 hours already and it's as good as Cha Cha Cha! 🔥🔥🔥 The song is called "It's Crazy It's Party", like he said end of this Cha Cha Cha performance 😂
The audience was IN LOVE with Käärijä, you should do a watchparty for all the eurovision of this year, because it was super intense. Even the moment of point count, audience was screaming CHACHACHA even when the points where somewhere else. Recs from Eurovision of other years for more reaction: -Maneskin - zitti e buoni -Go_a - shum -verka serduchka - dancing lasha tumbai (THIS IS THE MOST LOVED EUROVISION SONG) -Lordi - Hard Rock hallelujah - Trenulețul (cu Frati Advahov) - Zdob şi Zdub & Fratti Advahov (I know, the name its a little bit difficult... but you're not going to regret to dance the shit out of it!) -Duncan Laurence - Arcade -Eleni Foureira - Fuego Recs from eurovision from this year: - Voyager - Promise -Pasha - Soarele Si Luna -La Zarra - Évidemment -Lord of the Lost - Blood & Glitter -Mimicat - Ai Coração -Luke Black - Samo Mi Se Spava -Joker Out - Carpe Diem They are all AMAZING
Fun fact: the number was choreographed by Fredrik "Benke" Rydman, who also did Nemo's choreography (ESC winner 2024) and Måns Zelmerlöf's entry in 2015 (ESC winner).
I had the joy of seeing it live in that arena and the crowd was so loud you could hardly hear him! No surprise at all that Europe voted for this guy. Cannot wait for Eurovision 2024 - I’m off to Malmö! 🎉
Eurovision songs to react to: Zitti E Buoni - Måneskin (you should 100% do a Måneskin week!) SloMo - Chanel Dancing Lasha Tumbai - Verka Serduchka Stefania - Kalush Orchestra Shum - Go_A (No specific year or order they’re just some of the most popular and best performances!) And he does say “it’s crazy, it’s party” at the end 😂
The funniest part is how they end up not commenting at all, just watching with the biggest grins all the way trough.😂 Which was my reaction too when I saw it first. Just awesome.
The fact that your reaction video for the act that came 2nd in the competition is getting more views than the one for the winner is more proof that this is the One that should have won
Great reaction guys, but now you have to watch the official video... that if anything will blow your mind. The whole arena did sing Cha Cha Cha with him
He actually came 1st by a landslide with 376 televote points compared to the actual winner that got 243 points from the public but was heavy favourited by the juries and won overall.
lmao favorited. Just because Kaarija didnt win from the televote, doesnt mean Loreen was favorited. The jury just has better ear for better quality music. Toxic af
lmfao, show me proof of your facts. Stop rambling nonsense, How could they know how much they will win from the public votes. Stop tripping, Tattoo is way much better musically, artistically, conceptual and was telling a story. Kaarija was riding a human centipede. Stop being delusional and accept defeat and show some grace. Toxic@@subrune
@@nenadf124 Are you new to English perhaps? "Favored" just means they preferred it...the juries picked Sweden because they preferred it...that's all they said.
that is bullshit and just a conspiracy. Loreen was just better. Stop tripping. And i understood perfectly well, thanks for clarifying. Dumbass@@jijitters
This song really connected with the Finnish people. Cha Cha Cha won Finland's national selection competition for Eurovision, called UMK, all the way back on February 25, 2023 and placed 1nd at Eurovision 2023 in May. Now it's halfway through September and Cha Cha Cha is still in the Top 20 in daily Spotify plays in Finland. The song speaks to the feeling of having a long, rough day/week and going to a bar to drink away the tough times. There's a common understanding amongst the Finnish people that they can be pretty reserved and many don't want to be the centre of attention unnecessarily. But after a few drinks, they can really let loose. At the midway point of the song, Käärijä is deciding whether to just go home in sadness or to listen to the voice inside him that tells him to throw caution to the wind, not care about what people think, and just have a blast dancing away. Needless to say, he lets loose and enjoys the moment being authentic to what he wants to do, rather than remaining in his shell and going home not taking advantage of the moment to enjoy life.
IT‘S CRAZY, IT‘S PARTY! Welcome to the Eurovision Universe guys! 🎉🎉
Eurovision is best thing ever made! Love it ❤️🇫🇮
Whoever gets over the "song contest" and join for a good time, there's no way wrong ❤ such a feeling I wait every year
I was lucky enough to be in the arena for the grand final. The crowd reaction was absolutely wild. Everyone was behind him to win. He won the crowd vote by miles. Absolutely one of the most iconic songs from Eurovision ever. I cannot describe to you how much the crowd was loving him and supporting him. There were points where the presenters of the show couldn’t actually be heard as the crowd was chanting cha cha cha.
I really hope they would look at a video from the crowd too...
@CTSimp I highly doubt people who paid that much money to be at the grand final in the arena are “a bunch of drunks taking the piss”. The crowd was Eurovision enthusiasts of all nationalities. Pipe down.
Liverpool showing up for the people's winner
I was hoping he won so much. I like Loreen but honestly I don't understand people who go to the same stage for winning the same competition. Like for what? I cannot imagine her thoughts, was she like in "Ahhh sсrew it, I am going to win that thing again" mood? She didn't even gain a popularity with that. I am sorry I am rude...Or maybe I am still upset becuase Finland didn't win 🙃
THE WHOLE AUDIENCE was cheering for Finland, not a single other song got the crowd this hyped💚
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YEP! Watching the vids recorded from the audience - just WOW! Plus you can see the whole light design & hear the vocals much better. 🤩🤩🤩🤩
@@hellothere8674 yes
Absolutely. The arena was hyped as hell for this song. The noise levels were insane. Easily the most loved on the night. The chant from the euovillage (outside the arena) where people were watching on a massive screen could literally be heard miles away.
Tattoo had audience shocked , what are you talking about
This was the best song of 2023 Eurovision, the best performance, the nicest guy ever, just EVERYTHING!!!! Käärijä is our hero! He is the true people's winner! LOVE HIM
He got the second highest televote score ever, under Ukraine, in 2022. Obviously, they won as a show of mass support. Everyone was cheering Käärijä and even during the voting scores, the crowd was chanting his name and the song name. Never heard that response before.
Ukraine won in 2022, Käärijä was 2nd in 2023 (Sweden won because of the judgepoints)
Your reaction was exactly why it should’ve won. It’s so contagious!
Yes!
I love seeing non-Eurovision fans watching Cha Cha Cha for the first time. Everyone starts out like...WTF is this and within 3 minutes are raving along despite not having a clue what he's singing about. It's a very special performance and I love that it makes people smile.
Well, this Swede voted for Finland ❤ this song is what Eurovision is all about.🎉
If Käärijä ever feels a bit down, I hope he can watch this reaction video. Awsome and so catching.
Hands down, the best North American reaction to Finland's entry this year! So enthusiastic from the get-go and you seem genuinely curious to see more. Many people in America and Canada seem to react with, "eew, this is weird" to Käärijä initially, but this is among the performances that make Eurovision so enjoyable - the contest is a veritable cornucopia of assorted oddities. It can be wacky (Käärijä), impressive (Loreen) and sometimes downright moving (Barbara Pravi), but it's always a good time!
The key difference between American Idol and Eurovision is American Idol is a singing competition (only about vocals) while Eurovision is a song competition (about composition, lyrics, vocals, stage performance etc.).
In basic terms Eurovision (original songs), American Idol (singing covers of established artists)
@@blee1997Originality of some eurovision songs is bit questionable, but OK it is in even in the rules, so it is supposed to be exactly that.
All European countries have at least one equivalent of the Idol concept as well. Eurovision has completely different roots and concept.
I think Eurovision is a mixture between American Idol, Olympic Games and United Nations existing for 67 years. And it had 160 Million viewers this year.
Well another big difference is that the performers in the Eurovision Song Contest are usually rather professional and can be very established artists before entering the contest. American Idol would never allow for an artist with a previous long-time successful career entering their competition.
He should have won..he won the public vote. Love to Kaarija from the UK.
You should see the audience screaming cha cha cha during the scoring.
I absolutely LOVE Eurovision because of performances like this one. It's camp, it's fun, it's pure entertainment. Been a fan for almost 20 years now.
It’s fucking brilliant
I travelled across the continent to see him perform in London 2 weeks ago. He was AMAZING.
I decided to spend my summer holiday in Finland (from the Netherlands) to be able to see Käärijä in concert and it was absolutely mayhem!
as a finn, i love how much you guys loved cha cha cha
As a Swede I think the same. Loreen is great, but so booring.... My costs of flight- and boattickets to Finland 2023 is ridiculous . As its gonna be 2024. Love you Finns!
@@coco5241 Thank you neighbour :)! Love u guys too
I was so pissed when it just got second place. So good! 💚
This made me so happy, I love seeing people experience the craziness that is Käärijä for the first time 😂 he is the definition of chaotic good, he's such a good, down to earth guy, funny as hell, weird little dude and he makes amazing music, his lyrics are often really funny too. I have no other option but to stan 💚
he says at the end it's crazy it's party. it's his catchphrase. he first said it in english interview when he was asked about his song and he's not very good at speaking english and only thing he could think of was saying that.
My goodness, revisiting this, it really should have won… so original, creative and constantly surprising! People recognised that and rightly loved it. Still, he will live in Eurovision legend…
This was such a delight to watch, the way you were smiling from start to finish is a perfect recreation of how most of europe was feeling seeing this the first time 😄 Käärijä is enjoying himself so much on that stage it crosses over to our side of the screen, it’s infectious ❤. On top of that Käärijä is such a goofy silly sweetheart as a person, he made eurovision 2023 something special! Also check out his new song It’s Crazy It’s Party, the music video just dropped today and it’s fire 🔥🔥
I have to say that Eurovision 2023 was the first one I ever saw and I was "wtf?! People wanted this guy to win? Seriously?", but UA-cam showed me his performance once again a couple days back and I was like "I'M SORRY, FINNISH COOL GUY I CAN'T SPELL THE NAME, THIS IS AMAZING, THIS IS PURE ART". It's such a happy and catchy song I was singing all along, and I can't say a word in finnish hahaha It's for sure in my Spotify playlist now and I'll listen to this on repeat at gym hahaha
You can always rely on Finland to do something crazy at Eurovision even by Eurovision standards.
This is my roman empire. Jury robbed us, käärijä was the best 😭
Kaarija not winning is all the proof you need that the current voting system is broken and needs an overhaul.
Someone calculated that even if he got 1st place in every voting country he'd still be like 2 points short of winning bc of the jury.
If that isn't a rigged system then I don't know what is. He got more votes than anyone in the history of the contest and still didn't win...
I love how hyped you got🤣 This is such a genius song and performance, truly a Eurovision legend this guy!
Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮 Käärijä has been a huge fenomenon here since this song was originally released. I remember back in February I was at a club when this came and the whole club just exploded, everyone went just crazy! The song is about how he feels like he is a tough guy but actually would like to dance but is afraid because he is a badass. Then he drinks few pina coladas and out comes this new persona who doesn’t care what others think, he pours shampagne all over himself and dances his ass off.
Käärijä has given so much joy to us this year and I hope he continues to find his way to many more people around the world.
You should check out the original music video for Cha Cha Cha, it’s also amazing!
that level of confusion you feel is called eurovision 😅 we absolutely love eurovision here in europe. it really is the event of the year. it reaches over 100 million viewers every single year!
Not only in Europe but also around the World! In Latin America it is huge, hence why they agreed to do "Eurovision Latin America"! Only the USA is not as familiar with it as other countries.
200 million viewers.
I had the absolute pleasure of being in the arena (I've been a Eurovision fan my whole life so to actually see it in the arena was a dream come true) watching the final REHEARSAL of the first semi final where he was competing to get into this final when I say the crowd went absolutely BONKERS it would be the understatement of the century! We were singing along and hyped like nobody's business!
What a lovely reaction! If not the best I have seen.
Btw. the energy shift you noticed is deliberate and totally what the song is about. It's about having a shit day (e.g. at work), sick of everything and then go out partying and getting drunk.
I keep coming back to your reaction. The joy and confusion all rolled in to one in your faces is priceless. This makes me smile from ear to ear. 😊😂
Me too!
Glad you enjoyed it as much as Europe did! I was grinning ear to ear watching it for the first time, and now again seeing you do the same. The song is bursting with positivity and it was the crowd favorite, though it unfortunately didn't win.
Not only does the song cha cha cha make me happy, but also your both reaction to the song makes me happy too. I enjoy your happiness. Thanks for making this reaction ☺️
I LOVE your reaction! 💖 you so totally got what Cha Cha Cha is all about, fun, craziness and happiness 🎉😅 I still get the blissed out high every time I see this performance, it's utter perfection, so exhilarating 💚🩷
I was throwing myself around my living room the first time I heard this on Eurovision it's an epic masterpiece imo and Finland were robbed. So glad you guys liked it 👌
I just can't hear this song WITHOUT GETTING THE BIGGEST SMILE ON MY FACE. It just makes me so happy ever. single. time. From the first ever watch with my friends on the couch in our Eurovision-watchparty to seeing you react to it now. Such a great reaction too!
It's an instant eurovision classic. Fantastic video
i love it when people get the song and just embrace it to the fullest. the way you guys were talking about the performace made me so happy and i'm sure käärijä would be so happy to see you loving his work so much
You are like me first time I saw the performance from UMK 🙂
Love it! Went to Finland to experience this man live!! Best night!
Yes, they should watch a live performance from Finland, see how it is done live....
I love how these guys at first have their mics there ready to make comments, but then end up just watching in shock and awe with their eyes glued to the screen 😁 This is exactly the way to watch this!
And this, my beloved non-ESC-fans, is what Europe has been absolutely CRAZY about since May 😁 Welcome aboard!
Your faces while watching this made me so happy
Käärijä is so fun and just pure joy!!! This video made me so happy, I could feel all the fantastic joyous feelings I felt last Spring during his performances in Eurovision again because you guys were also so enthusiastic towards it!!!
Doesn't matter if Loreen (who I actually like but still finland should have been the winner that year) wins, Cha Cha Cha will be one of the songs that young people will remember while partying, throughout their lives. Even when they become middle aged people, when they hear this song they will bang. It'll be just like 90's disco songs for milllenials do.
I was just in a club in Reyjkavik Iceland and they played this (Xmas 2024) and the whole club went NUTS ... we
This was this years runner up - even the they wont the public vote - I'm from Ireland, we cant get into the finals anymore, even though we had the record of the most wins, so we were behind Finland this year. Love the reactions guys, there is so many Eurovision hits you have to see - you may have to do Top 5's of each country.
Haha, that was wild!! And amazing! And wild! 😂 Mike’s face was the cherry on the top of this amazing video, don’t think I’ve ever seen him have this much fun. 😆
He is the winner in our hearts 💚🖤
You should be this supportive in the charts, he doesn't need your heart, he needs your money and you ain't giving... on the other side we have the WINNER getting all the people's money in the charts and getting stuck on us like a Tattoo. You know what they say... The Winner Takes It ALL!
@@axelvasquez2506How convenient to mention one of the songs Tattoo copied the melody of. Unfortunately the winner did not take it all. She did not take the televotes. Käärijä did 💚
@@axelvasquez2506 he's getting enough money from his sold out gigs i'm sure lmfao
Glad Loreen won. She was my favorite. Kaarija didn't make my top 10
@@adrianelias2365 npc music taste
I was there , in the arena and his performance was amazing - a real crowd pleaser
Best review of Cha Cha Cha. Period.
This was a genuine sensation. Blew the roof off!
This was the best reaction to CCC ever, thank you so much!! Couldn't agree more, Käärijä is the King 💚 You should check out the official music video for the song as well, it's so much fun 💥
Everybody wanted them to win! They got all the point from the people in almost every country, But the jury points fucked it up. People are still bitter and also hate the jury system. Cha cha cha will forever be the true winner of 2023 in the peoples hearts!!!❤️
Aw, that rekindled all my Eurovision feelings of elation and confusion. Now I'm a devoted Kaarija stan - life changing stuff
This rekindled my trauma of Sweden winning Finland AGAIN 😂😭
The only proof I need to KNOW this should've won the entire competition is watching blind reactions to this. I've not yet seen ONE reaction who wasn't excited about this. Loreen (the winner) has NOTHING on Käärijä. He is the King!!!!! He was a fan favorite. Everyone just loved him.
dont be RIDICULOUS. Kaarija cant hold a candle, he has no music nor vocal nor stage presence.
@@nenadf124 so, you just basically decided to deny everything that happened on that stage..?
Then I cannot help you, I guess
what actually happened on that stage? There was no quality there. As i said its just a catchy song nothing else. I head the audience only when the Cha Cha Cha part came on and nothing else. He should be veeeeeery satisfied with 2nd place @@suvijii841
omg I adore the huge smiles you guys end up having and while doing the dance. I started out not liking this song much the first time it was on the show, but for every time I heard it during the night I ended up really enjoying it
Your faces and expressions were exactly mine when I first heard this song in the run-up to Finland's selection. First few notes and I was instantly on board, and every succeeding moment surpassed the one before it. Just epitomizes everything Eurovision can and should be, and I'm honestly bummed it didn't win the whole thing (especially since the final was on my birthday, and I was watching with a group of Finns who also were hoping for a win). Oh well. Cheers from NYC!
4:34 LOL one of the videos that pops up immediately completes the sentence - "IT'S CRAZY, IT'S PARTY!"
AHAHAHAH
Welcome to Eurovison!!!
This ended in 2nd place over all this year and was the public favorite.
IT'S CRAZY! IT'S PARTY!
Finland has won Eurovision once with heavy metal monsters. Check out "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi. It is another Eurovision classic!
Finland should have won for sure.
But they didn't! Jajaja long life to the Queen Loreen!
They did! The televotes = winners. 🎉✨💓
@@kajanaland25 no, go get your meds.
Finland won the hearts of Europe 💚 And that is far more difficult to achieve than a glass trophy.
Absulutely ! 👑
The guy on glasses is so amazed just loved your reaction guys. I’m from SouthAmerica first time paying attention to Eurovision and believe me this song is stuck in my mind since I heard for the first time. Love Kaarija and his performance. He deserved to win.
Loved this preformance! it is rare for a song to be catchy and interesting the first time you hear it, but I loved this from the start and have had the song on repeat in my mind since eurovision a few months ago.
I loved ypur reaction! I'm glad you loved it!! Käärijä is everything, he's a phenomenal artist and performer!
I'm so glad you're reacting to this Eurovision madness 🤣 greetings from Belgium
What an amazing reaction, I could watch your video again and again, and get in a great mood from it ! Listening to Cha Cha cha always gets me in a great mood as well, never fails ! He's my Winner 100% , I don't care what the judges think. I was in Liverpool for the event, I heard people singing the song so many times, people were talking about him, and the crowd in the arena went crazy for him , it was very clear who the people wanted to win.
this is my favourite eurovision performance of all time, not sure i'm gonna watch eurovision ever again because i am still pissed he didn't win (i voted for him 20 times, i was so obsessed 💀), but this performance is already legendary. käärijä has a lot of great songs, the latest one "it's crazy it's party" is like cha cha cha part 2, but he has a lot of completely different songs, "kovis" is my favourite but it's not available on youtube or spotify 😢
Best Cha Cha Cha reaction video EVER. Hands down. 😀🤟
The real winner that year, kisses from Spain Käärijä
I'm so glad you are loving Eurovision!!! For week 2, all should be titled "Live at the Grand Final" :
1- Kalush "Stefania"
2- Sam Ryder "Space Man"
3- Chanel "SloMo"
4- Cornelia Jakobs "Hold Me Closer"
5- Konstrakta "In Corpore Sano"
essentials in recent years are also:
SHUM - Go_A
Discotheque - THE ROOP
El Diablo - Elena Tsagkrinou
Fuego - Eleni Foureira
Rhythm Inside - Loïc Nottet
From the previous decades
1. Verka Serduchka "dancing lasha tumbai"
2. Marija Serifovic "molitva"
3. Elena Paparizou "my number one"
4. Lordi "hard rock hallelujah"
5. Conchita Wurst "Rise like a phoenix"
Eurovision- Ukraine dancing lasha tumbai versa serduka
Epic sax man Eurovision
Eurovision Poland my slovijnie Polish girls
Netta toy Eurovision Isreal
Russia Eurovision
Finland Eurovision hard rock hallelujah lordi
Yes yes yes! This list!
IT'S CRAZY IT'S PARTY!!!!!!
This was a great video! The joy on your faces at what was happening on screen was incredible to see!
This went crazy in Finland! From Käärijä themed shelves at most stores to green things selling out across the country it had a bit of a cultural impact, so to say.
A big thing about Eurovision is that it is big. It always shocking to watch North Americans react to it for the first time, because they have often never heard of it and have no idea the scale of how insane it all is, despite the live viewer numbers ranging up to 200 million people annually. It is a huge and very complicated production with an insane amount of detail going into pulling it off. So safe to say, there is a lot to learn about it all!
I have watched this video now three times in a row - I just LOVE to watch your faces when you are enjoying Käärijä’s performance. The joy and happiness on your faces just make my day. I love watching Käärijä but even more I love watching you watching Käärijä 🤣. A lot of love from Finland - it’s crazy, it’s party 😅!
The same. It's something about us Finns. Somebody else enjoying something Finnish allows us to enjoy it more.
It's crazy, it's party 💚
Had a lotta fun watching you both getting hyper like Käärijä!
And when people could finally vote for him directly in the MTV Europe Music Awards competition, he won over Loreen for best Nordic artist, just tells you who was the winner.
I love how much Joe was into it throughout the whole video with his eyes and smile wide open dancing along in disbelief 😭
Which one is Joe ? With the eyeglasses or without ?
@@pirjosaarimaki6925 He's on the right, with the glasses and the mustache.
Well isn't this your lucky day! He will release new music video today in few hours! Song has been available in Spotify almost 2 hours already and it's as good as Cha Cha Cha! 🔥🔥🔥 The song is called "It's Crazy It's Party", like he said end of this Cha Cha Cha performance 😂
😂 Amazing!!! We will check it out for sure!
@@WeeklyTop5You definitely should! It is awesome.
@@WeeklyTop5 Thank you! The MV btw is insane! You won't be disappointed!
@@WeeklyTop5 Someone may have posted this, but it's at ua-cam.com/video/NtOlguB6lg0/v-deo.html
Possibly my favourite reaction video ever! So hilarious. Your faces throughout 😂 😂
Best Eurovision reaction ever , welcome to the Eurovision Rabbit Hole . You got do top 10 .
The audience was IN LOVE with Käärijä, you should do a watchparty for all the eurovision of this year, because it was super intense. Even the moment of point count, audience was screaming CHACHACHA even when the points where somewhere else.
Recs from Eurovision of other years for more reaction:
-Maneskin - zitti e buoni
-Go_a - shum
-verka serduchka - dancing lasha tumbai (THIS IS THE MOST LOVED EUROVISION SONG)
-Lordi - Hard Rock hallelujah
- Trenulețul (cu Frati Advahov) - Zdob şi Zdub & Fratti Advahov (I know, the name its a little bit difficult... but you're not going to regret to dance the shit out of it!)
-Duncan Laurence - Arcade
-Eleni Foureira - Fuego
Recs from eurovision from this year:
- Voyager - Promise
-Pasha - Soarele Si Luna
-La Zarra - Évidemment
-Lord of the Lost - Blood & Glitter
-Mimicat - Ai Coração
-Luke Black - Samo Mi Se Spava
-Joker Out - Carpe Diem
They are all AMAZING
Joker out though 🥰
@@Randomner2562OMG YES 😍
Hands down the winner of last year’s Eurovision.
Fun fact: the number was choreographed by Fredrik "Benke" Rydman, who also did Nemo's choreography (ESC winner 2024) and Måns Zelmerlöf's entry in 2015 (ESC winner).
cha cha cha forever
I had the joy of seeing it live in that arena and the crowd was so loud you could hardly hear him! No surprise at all that Europe voted for this guy. Cannot wait for Eurovision 2024 - I’m off to Malmö! 🎉
Eurovision songs to react to:
Zitti E Buoni - Måneskin (you should 100% do a Måneskin week!)
SloMo - Chanel
Dancing Lasha Tumbai - Verka Serduchka
Stefania - Kalush Orchestra
Shum - Go_A
(No specific year or order they’re just some of the most popular and best performances!)
And he does say “it’s crazy, it’s party” at the end 😂
The funniest part is how they end up not commenting at all, just watching with the biggest grins all the way trough.😂 Which was my reaction too when I saw it first. Just awesome.
Best reaction ever😂❤️🇫🇮 Käärijä😍
The fact that your reaction video for the act that came 2nd in the competition is getting more views than the one for the winner is more proof that this is the One that should have won
It's so lovely to watch your reaction!! Everyone I know felt the same after watching this. Happiness! And the side-moving arm dance.
Great reaction guys, but now you have to watch the official video... that if anything will blow your mind. The whole arena did sing Cha Cha Cha with him
Dude - 3:19. Your reactions to the bridge was exactly the same as me. A smile washed over my face!
🤩🤩🤩🥰🥰🥰😍😇😂🤣
It was the best and most memorable performance this year for sure! Instant ESC royalty!
Best North American reaction I've seen. You really do get it, guys. We'll allow Eurovision to you.
He actually came 1st by a landslide with 376 televote points compared to the actual winner that got 243 points from the public but was heavy favourited by the juries and won overall.
lmao favorited. Just because Kaarija didnt win from the televote, doesnt mean Loreen was favorited. The jury just has better ear for better quality music. Toxic af
@nenaddimi8319 no it's actual facts sweeden only won because the judges wanted eurovision in sweeden because of abba and their anniversary
lmfao, show me proof of your facts. Stop rambling nonsense, How could they know how much they will win from the public votes. Stop tripping, Tattoo is way much better musically, artistically, conceptual and was telling a story. Kaarija was riding a human centipede. Stop being delusional and accept defeat and show some grace. Toxic@@subrune
@@nenadf124 Are you new to English perhaps? "Favored" just means they preferred it...the juries picked Sweden because they preferred it...that's all they said.
that is bullshit and just a conspiracy. Loreen was just better. Stop tripping. And i understood perfectly well, thanks for clarifying. Dumbass@@jijitters
This song really connected with the Finnish people. Cha Cha Cha won Finland's national selection competition for Eurovision, called UMK, all the way back on February 25, 2023 and placed 1nd at Eurovision 2023 in May. Now it's halfway through September and Cha Cha Cha is still in the Top 20 in daily Spotify plays in Finland.
The song speaks to the feeling of having a long, rough day/week and going to a bar to drink away the tough times. There's a common understanding amongst the Finnish people that they can be pretty reserved and many don't want to be the centre of attention unnecessarily. But after a few drinks, they can really let loose. At the midway point of the song, Käärijä is deciding whether to just go home in sadness or to listen to the voice inside him that tells him to throw caution to the wind, not care about what people think, and just have a blast dancing away. Needless to say, he lets loose and enjoys the moment being authentic to what he wants to do, rather than remaining in his shell and going home not taking advantage of the moment to enjoy life.
It´s been over a year since I last looked at this video, and it is still so enjoyable. Big smile through the whole video.
I just discovered your channel and this reaction is bringing me so much joy lmao
Best reaction I have seen so far, your laughter is infectious ❤😂
Finland was AMAZING right?
This reaction made my day 😂 wish I could see cha cha cha for the first time again.
Best reaction video ever!💚
I LOVE how much you guys love this! Welcome to the wonderful world of Eurovision!!
Thank you guys , you made my day , welcome to eurovision , you are welcome to join the party !!! 🎉