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Live Blog: Monday 1 May

Welcome to the Eurovision.tv Live Blog for Monday 1 May (Day 2).

Käärijä rehearsing Cha Cha Cha for Finland at the First Rehearsal of the Second Semi-Final at Liverpool Arena
: Photo: Chloe Hashemi / EBU
01 May 2023 at 15:32 CEST

🇫🇮 Finland takes to the stage…

We’re delighted to confirm that the acid green bolero jacket has made it to Liverpool, along with four pink-clad dancers. There's also a stack of pallets and a huge wooden box - he starts inside it, then climbs on top and throws a few moves before returning to the floor and leading his dancers in a routine that is uniquely Käärijä.

This song is performed in Finnish, but the lyrics are essentially a bar crawl where Käärijä starts out with a few piña coladas and ends up pouring champagne all over himself, at which point the thumping techno/rap first half transforms into a joyful schlager anthem to the end.   It's crazy, it's party, and it's exactly why we love Eurovision. 

Käärijä rehearsing Cha Cha Cha for Finland at the First Rehearsal of the Second Semi-Final at Liverpool Arena
Chloe Hashemi / EBU