"#eurodab" is a song by Finnish rapper

Käärijä Jere Mikael Pöyhönen (; born 21 October 1993), known professionally as Käärijä (), is a Finnish rapper, singer and songwriter. He represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song " Cha Cha Cha", placing second with 526 ...

and Croatian musician

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. It was released as a single by

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on 16 May 2025. The song was performed live a day after release, in the grand final of

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Background and release

Käärijä and Baby Lasagna rose to international prominence across Europe upon their performances at the

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. The former represented at the with his song " Cha Cha Cha" and quickly became a fan favourite; he ultimately placed second behind . The latter represented at the with his song "

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", which was largely compared to "Cha Cha Cha" upon release. Despite the said similarities, the song became a fan favourite as well and also placed second behind . Despite the plagiarism accusations, Käärijä praised Baby Lasagna's entry and denied that he was plagiarized. In mid-May 2025, a snippet of "#eurodab" appeared on

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. On 12 May 2025, Käärijä confirmed that the full song would be released on 16 May and that it would be a collaboration with the Croatian musician. Baby Lasagna stated that the two musicians were contacted by the 's organizers, who were asking them to perform together, which the two used to record a collaborative song and premiere it during the said performance. The initiative came from Käärijä and his team. Upon recording the demo, he sent it to Baby Lasagna who completed his part and recorded it remotely.

Composition

Described as

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and

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, the song nostalgically recalls the mid-2010s when dab was a global cultural phenomenon. Mixing English with the artists' native Finnish and Croatian, it is the first song with Croatian lyrics to be released under the Baby Lasagna pseudonym.

Critical reception

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described the track as a "total banger" and its mix of languages as "one addictive mix that's high-energy and impossible to forget. It's the kind of track that gets stuck in your head after just one listen, and you won't even mind." Croatian portal ''Journal.hr'' wrote that Käärijä and Baby Lasagna "transformed he dabinto a real Eurovision statement – visually strong, fun and irresistibly 'extra'."

Live performances

On 17 May 2025, a day after the song's release, Baby Lasagna and Käärijä appeared in the grand final of Eurovision Song Contest 2025 as an interval act. They performed a mashup of their respective entries in what ''

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''s Laura Molloy described as "a video game-esque face off", before proceeding to perform "#eurodab" for the first time. Mojmira Pastorčić of '' RTL Direkt'' dubbed the two musicians' joint performance "delirium-inducing".

Track listing

Digital download/streaming # "#eurodab" – 2:38 # " Cha Cha Cha" – 2:55 Digital download/streaming # "Cha Cha Cha /

" (Battle Mashup) – 1:55 # "#eurodab" – 2:38

Charts

References

{{reflist Käärijä songs 2025 songs 2025 singles English-language Finnish songs English-language Croatian songs Songs in Croatian Songs in Finnish Macaronic songs Songs about nostalgia Songs about Europe Songs about dancing Baby Lasagna songs Warner Music Finland singles Songs written by Joy Deb Songs written by Linnea Deb Songs written by Käärijä Hyperpop songs