Käärijä's ESC bestie Bojan's band performs in Finland - "There's just something between us"
The Slovenian band Joker Out drove the audience wild on Wednesday at Tavastia in Helsinki. After the Eurovision Song Contest, the band has become a favourite especially among teenagers.
Video caption: Slovenian Joker Out went wild at Tavastia
Ville Vedenpää
When Käärijä and Bojan Cvjetićanin, the lead singer of the Slovenian band Joker Out, meet again at Tavastia's backstage, there is no end to talking and laughing. They have a special connection, which was formed in the spring during the Eurovision Song Contest.
The duo's friendship or brotherly love, bromance, did not go unnoticed by the public and it became a phenomenon on social media.
The last time the social media crowd went wild was in June, when Bojan visited Finland and went to Käärijä's gig at Tavastia.
Now Bojan's band is performing at the same venue and Käärijä is the guest star.
How does it feel to meet again?
"Terrible!" Bojan exclaims, and the duo laughs.
"I was so looking forward to meeting Bojan again. I remember the first time we met in Madrid. I didn't talk much, so I just watched and smiled," says Käärijä.
"Now he talks. Back then, he was just eating dinner", Bojan laughs.
"There's just something between us. I felt it when we first met. This is not only Bojan but also Joker Out", Käärijä specifies.
The duo continue to talk like Chip 'n' Dale, about how they are like brothers, but maybe more. The joking that started in the spring continues, with perhaps only the duo themselves keeping up with it.
Photo caption: The Joker Out band at Tavastia before their first performance in Finland. Photo by Jukka Lehto
Joker Out got the fans in a frenzy
Joker Out played two shows at Tavastia in Helsinki on Wednesday. The first of the two shows had no age limit and was sold out. Before both shows, queues outside Tavastia were hundreds of metres long.
In addition to Helsinki, the Slovenian band will also perform in Turku and Tampere.
Joker Out represented Slovenia in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. The band came 21st in the final with the song Carpe Diem.
Ida Oljemark from Sipoo has been listening to Joker Out's music since the ESC. She is interested in the band's music, even though she doesn't understand everything. She has also learned some Slovenian through the songs.
"We've spent weeks painting lighters and key fobs and everything. We've joked that we'll remain on the floor here. We're not going to handle this."
Photo caption: Ida Oljemark from Sipoo has been fascinated to see how the friendship between Käärijä and Joker Out's Bojan was born over the language barrier. Photo by Jukka Lehto
Fans had come from all over the world to see Joker Out in Finland, from as far away as Mexico.
Alina Badzian had come to the gig from Ukraine, as the band cannot perform there.
"They became a safe haven for me through the Eurovision Song Contest. Each of their songs has a special meaning for me."
Photo caption: Ukrainian Alina Badzian had written a cardboard note for the Joker Out gig, in which she wants to steal guitarist Jan's guitar pick since he has stolen her heart. Photo by Jukka Lehto
No more Eurovision
Indie rock band Joker Out was formed in 2016. The band consists of Bojan Cvjetićanin (vocals), Kris Guštin (guitar), Jan Peteh (guitar), Jure Maček (drums) and Nace Jordan (bass).
The band has released two albums Umazane misli (2021), and Demoni (2022).
Joker Out describes their music as Shagadelic Rock n' Roll. The name refers to the Austin Powers movies and the protagonist's comment about feeling good.
"Our style is very authentic. We play energetically on stage and we hope it affects the audience," says singer Bojan Cvjetićanin.
The Eurovision Song Contest took the band's popularity to a whole new level. Now they perform all over Europe and fans sing along in Slovenian.
The band members receive many gifts from their fans and even proposals of marriage.
"If the music speaks to the heart, we can easily get married," laughs the singer.
The Eurovision Song Contest was a unique and educational experience for Joker Out. However, they will not be entering the competition a second time.
"We learned a lot and gained even more. You can only experience it once and then leave room for others."
Photo caption: "It's amazing how people sing in Slovenian at gigs. It seems even more difficult than Finnish," said Joker Out at the Tavastia gigs. Photo by Jukka Lehto
Special relationship with Finland
Joker Out will start recording a new album next year and then head off to summer festivals. They hope to play on festivals in Finland as well.
Finland has become a special place for the band through Käärijä. The band dreams of a trip to Lapland, where they could go ice fishing and see the northern lights.
Photo caption: Joker Out says that they have no plans to make music with Käärijä, at least not at this stage. Photo by Jukka Lehto
The band feels that Finns are similar to Slovenians when it comes to partying, for example.
However, there is one difference.
"The Finns have their own sense of humour. You never know whether they're joking at your expense or whether they're serious. They do it in such a raw way that it is scary, even," the band members laugh.
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Translation cr: @niini5
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The criminal trial of a man suspected of kidnapping a nine-year-old boy in Helsinki began in the city's district court behind closed doors on Wednesday.
The 54-year-old is accused of kidnapping and aggravated theft.
The man is suspected of abducting the child in the Kulosaari district of the capital in April. According to police information at the time, the suspect forced the boy into a car just before nine in the morning and started driving east from Kulosaari.
The suspect then allegedly sent a message to the child's parents in an effort to blackmail them. However, the child managed to escape after his captor drove him to Sipoo and zip-tied him to a tree.
The court has set aside two days for the trial, which is not being held publicly, which means members of the media are not permitted to observe the proceedings.
In its justification for holding the trial in private, the court said that the case will present sensitive personal information about those involved. It said that if the trial were to be held in the public eye, it could cause damage to the trial's participants.
The court said it plans to decide whether the verdict will be publicly announced at a later date.
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sí, me sentía protegida y demasiado para ser exacta, me sentía cómo una niña chica literalmente, pero no quita las inseguridades y los miedo que tú mismo provocaste con ella(s) mis pensamientos del que podría pasar y pasó, que aunque me dabas "seguridad" teniendola bloqueada y diciéndo ser completamente leal fuiste y lo hiciste, pero está bien y tampoco te juzgoxd sé que es mi culpa por pensar que en algún momento hacías las cosas de corazón y no sólo porque yo quería o para hacerme sentir cómoda porque eso hiciste, a la primera oportunidad empezaste a seguir a una por una, ya ni siquiera es una hueon xddd y eso me tiene así contigo, tu deslealtad culia y todo lo lindo que te idealice por culpa de tus "me da lo mismo saber de ella" "no mi amor, pa q seguirlas, si ya eran" "no me volvería a hablar con ellas" XDDDDD QPAJA pero da iwaaaal pq nuevamente saldrás con algo donde siempre es mi culpa o algo por el estiloKLDNXKDNZK porq sipoo, pa q preguntó hueas sierto?xd
pero bueno, insisto, siempre me sentí protegida por ti, y se que nunca volveré a sentir eso con alguien, se que nadie más que mi tata me cuidara tanto cómo lo hiciste tú y la verdad? me encantaría volver a sentir eso contigo así como también me gustaría mucho volver al tiempo que estaba feliz a tu lado y no me preocupaba nadie, dónde te miraba con ojitos de amor y no hablo del tiempo de la relación.
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