Käärijä bows out of delegating Finnish points for Eurovision tonight as it “does not feel right”

nme.com:

Eurovision entrant Käärijä has announced he will not participate as the spokesperson for the Finnish jury hours before the finale is due to start.Käärijä, who was the runner-up to Eurovision last year with his song ‘Cha Cha Cha’, took to social media to announce that he was pulling out of announcing the Finnish jury’s points for tonight’s competition.On Instagram Stories, Käärijä wrote: “I have decided not to participate as the spokesperson for the Finnish jury in tonight’s Eurovision finale.

Giving out the points does not feel right”. Käärijä did not explicitly say why he was not participating.The shock decision follows a similar move from Norway’s spokesperson Alessandra Mele, who came fifth last year with her song ‘Queen of Kings’.

Taking to TikTok, Mele said: “Tonight, I was supposed to give out Norway’s points during the Eurovision final. Even though I’m thankful that I was given the opportunity to do so, I have taken the decision to withdraw.“United by Music – Eurovision’s motto – is the reason why I do music – unite people, bring them together.

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