In the Eurovision final, the artist performed the track Cha Cha Cha and took second place, losing to the Swedish singer Loreen.
Finland’s representative at Eurovision 2023, singer Käärijä has angered Ukrainians with his behavior. The corresponding video is published on the Internet.
In particular, during the concert, a blue and yellow banner was thrown at the artist, but he did not take it. He started waving his hand and said, “No, no, no.”
Then the singer threw the Ukrainian flag under the table with utensils, where it lay on the floor.
A few hours later, the user wrote to Käärijä, who had previously expressed his support and love for Ukrainians, that his actions expressed disrespect: “The Ukrainian flag thrown under the table, what a shame “That’s right, do you have a conscience?”
In turn, the performer said that he confused the Ukrainian flag with the Swedish one, adding that many different things were happening on stage, so he could not keep track of everything.
“It’s very sad that people today hate me because of a misunderstanding,” concluded the artist.
Earlier it was reported that the singer Loreen refused to sign the flag of Ukraine, which the group TVORCHI decided to raffle at a charity auction.
Source: korrespondent
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