ESC 2023

CONGRATULATIONS KÄÄRIJÄ!!!

Last night we experienced exciting moments as the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest was chosen after a tight competition. Just as predicted beforehand, the competition for the victory was ultimately between Finland and Sweden.

Finland essentially won because we received the most audience votes but in practice, we came second, right after Loreen due to the high scores given by the juries to her.

This is still a big win for Finland. We have only one Eurovision victory from 2006 and no second or third places. On the other hand, coming second is disappointing as we were so close to winning. In any case, Käärijä made an impression on many people, and the shouts of ”Cha cha cha” echoed among the audience during the points distribution on television.

Sweden’s song has also been accused of plagiarism, as a part of the song resembles the song of Ukraine’s old Eurovision representative. In my opinion, the songs are clearly different songs. Similarities are bound to happen. So much music has been made already, and there are so many Eurovision songs as well. It’s quite impossible to create a completely new kind of song.

The audience was clearly disappointed with the Eurovision winner. They felt it was unfair because no country had Loreen as their favorite (based on the televote). This can happen when half of the votes come from the jury and the other half from the public. The jury and the public often have different opinions.

I too have started to like ”Cha cha cha” more and more the more I hear it. I understand why it appeals to people. The song and performance are fun and of course catchy, making it easy to sing and dance along to. It may not be art, but it is a good party song and mood lifter.

However, I liked the Norwegian song the most. It sounded like a traditional, grand Eurovision song with a great melody! England and Poland also had good, catchy songs. I wonder why they didn’t do very well. Norway, on the other hand, was (I think) in the top five.

In any case, once again CONGRATULATIONS KÄÄRIJÄ, YOU ARE OUR WINNER!