Finnish rapper and singer Jere Pöyhönen (born 21 October 1993 in Helsinki),
known professionally as Käärijä, launched himself on the national stage as a
contestant in the 67th Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to that, he picked up the
drums as a teenager and began producing his first songs around the same time. In
2017 he signed with the Finnish label Monsp Records and issued his debut EP
Peliä in 2018, followed in 2020 by the album Fantastista, which went to number
21 in Finland. The "Menestynyt yksilö" and "Siitä viis" singles arrived in 2021
and in 2023 he was announced as one o...