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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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Käärijä's Eurovision friend comes on tour to Finland - Some fans were bitterly disappointed

The Slovenian band Joker Out will perform in Finland this autumn. Some fans were disappointed, as tickets sold out in no time.

(Caption under the video: This is what Käärijä's concert was like at the Helsinki Ice Hall.)

Joker Out, who represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest with Carpe Diem, will be coming to Finland this autumn. The indie rock band, who sings in Slovenian and English, will perform in Helsinki, Tampere and Turku in September.

Tickets for the concerts went on sale on Friday morning. All three concerts sold out in no time.

Tickets for the Tampere and Helsinki shows were sold by Tiketti Oy. The great popularity was no surprise to the company.

- Already yesterday, when we published the information about the concerts, the attention we received on social media and the visits to our website indicated that the tickets would sell quickly, Mirva Merimaa, Tiketti's CEO, told to Iltalehti.

(Photo caption: This is how the singer of Joker Out performed at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. EBU)

In Helsinki, the band will perform at Tavastia and in Tampere, the venue will be Olympia-kortteli. According to Merimaa, both gigs are small club gigs for less than 1000 people.

Merimaa cannot yet say whether additional tickets or concerts will be on sale. However, she estimates that the popularity of Eurovision artists has risen in recent years.

- The Eurovision Song Contest has increased the popularity of the artists and made them better known to the public. The Eurovision Song Contest has become a boom across Europe," says Merimaa.

Some fans who missed out were hugely disappointed. Bitter comments appeared on the band's Instagram account.

(Photo caption: Joker Out represented Slovenia at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. EBU)

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- It was impossible to get a ticket for the Helsinki show. Please add more gigs, one fan hoped in a comment thread.

- I wanted to buy a ticket for Tampere, but the tickets were already sold out. Could you please increase the number of concerts or move to a bigger arena, a social media follower asked on Instagram.

One possible reason for the band's popularity could be Käärijä aka Jere Pöyhönen. He became friends with Joker Out singer Bojan Cvjetićanin during the Eurovision Song Contest. The duo have kept in close contact even after the contest. Bojan recently performed at Käärijä's gig at Tavastia in Helsinki.

(Photo caption: Käärijä has shared several videos and photos with Bojan on social media. Henri Kärkkäinen)

In an interview with Iltalehti in May, Käärijä recalled how the duo became friends.

- At first we communicated with just facial expressions and gestures. We didn't talk much. Whenever we saw each other, we started laughing and our first conversation started with him laughing and me laughing, it didn't become a conversation at all.

- He's a fantastic guy. He's sympathetic and he takes everyone into consideration. He has a heart in the right place," Käärijä described his friend to Iltalehti.

Joker Out was founded in 2016. They have released two full albums. The band finished 21st in this spring’s Eurovision final. Finland gave Slovenia 7 points in the telephone vote in the final.

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