The curler’s last day of training in Finland progressed on a minute schedule. At the weekend, he flies to Liverpool. Is the frenetic pace starting to take its toll or is the artist still able to cope?
Two months have passed since Käärijä’s UMK win. For those who have followed the artist’s social channels, it seems like an eternity.
There hasn’t been much free time, and the schedule has tightened to the point that it is monitored to the minute.
Now it’s time for the last spin.
The wrapper will travel to Liverpool this weekend, where the push towards Eurovision begins.
We followed Käärijä’s last training day before the race trip.
3:38 p.m.: Ylen Studiotalo
The shape and dimensions of Liverpool’s stage are taped to the black floor. At Pasila’s studio, Baana stretches almost from wall to wall.
The familiar *Cha Cha cha* explodes into ringing, but Käärijä doesn’t sing.
The artist’s voice is clearly strained, and there is no way to get sick now.
Today we will polish the choreography and camera angles to perfection.
The performance has been revised after the New Music Competition, but familiar dance movements such as \”piggy train\” and dancers are included.
– Try to keep your head at the same level here, Käärijä is instructed.
The set used in training is a practice version, as the actual visa counter has already been sent to Liverpool before.
There are familiar euro pallets on the stage, but they are stacked in a new shape.
The vise counter requires both fitness and agility from Käärijja.
However, the working group still wants to keep a secret what the stage show will look like as a whole.
The minutes promised for a peek pass quickly, and soon the studio door is closed to outsiders.
4:44 p.m.: Ask the Wrapper chat
What is your favorite pizza? Do you know your rising sign? Find adjectives from the initials of Käärijä that describe you.
The wrapper is true to his style happy and laughing, even though he has arrived for the online broadcast straight from the dance floor.
– I’m eating a kebab, my horoscope is Libra and, like a jerk, Käärijä keeps up with the pace.
For twenty minutes, the conversation goes from nail polish to career dreams.
Then it’s time to continue the journey again.
The wrapper changes his muscle sleeves to a black hoodie in the hallway of Studiotalo and throws a sports bag over his shoulder.
5:17 p.m.: Yle’s mask
The wrapper drops his change of clothes bag into the warmth of the Half Seven program. This is the last base of the evening.
Green tea, lots of honey. Grab a mug and head towards the news mask.
Normally, for the performer, being promoted is a small moment of relaxation.
Now the time is filled not only with powdering but also with the interview promised to Yle Uutis already in March.
– Finally, finally, this all culminates. So much work has been done and energy put into this, so I hope that the victory will come.
5:55 p.m.: The warm-up of the Half-past seven program
Varti’s disguise for the Half Seven program is entirely spent being interviewed.
When the face is powdered and the hair is straightened, the Wrapper returns to the warmth of the downstairs.
Another quick change of clothes from a hoodie to a black leather shirt.
A new tea. Hörppy energy drink.
The muscle horse that was hanging with it gets wet on the table.
The wrapper listens while the program producer goes through the course of the broadcast.
However, before the evening’s live TV broadcast, Käärijja will still be asked if he wants to participate in making the social media material for the Puoli sätt program.
The wrapper participates, and the smile does not freeze.
At 6:21 p.m., the red lamp above the studio door lights up and a new show begins.
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