# Käärijä’s Cha Cha Cha

> A Finnish Eurovision entry reached No. 6 on the UK singles chart.

- Owner: Käärijä; Warner Music Finland
- Kind: Music
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2023-01-18
- Milestone date: 2023-05-19
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 37 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Sound or audio meme, Platform jump

## Summary

Käärijä released Cha Cha Cha in January and won Finland’s UMK selection in February. Covers spread online before Eurovision. The song entered the UK chart at No. 6 after the final.

## Timeline

- 2023-01-18 — Käärijä (Open web) — Käärijä released Cha Cha Cha, and Yle published its UMK video.
- 2023-01-19 — UMK viewers (YouTube) — The UMK video drew over 200,000 YouTube views in its first day.
- 2023-01-19 — Warner Music Finland (Audio) — Warner reported 147,000 first-day streams and a No. 2 Finnish Spotify debut.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/kaarija-cha-cha-cha-eurovision-2023

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Käärijä’s Cha Cha Cha.” Case HIS-02090. Spread Score v1.3: 37/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-02090