Czech Republic: CT reveals the ESCZ 2022 competing entries

Monday, 06 December 2021

• The Czech national broadcaster, ČT, has revealed the seven competing entries of ESCZ 2022, the competition that will determine the Czech Eurovision 2022 representative. 

  During a press conference that took place in the broadcaster's headquarters, ČT, unveiled the seven acts that will battle in the Czech national final for the right to represent the nation at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Turin. 

  A total of 7 finalists will take the stage during ESCZ with the female acts this year predominating. The candidates will compete all with recorded  performances in the form of Live on Tape, similar to ESC - live main vocals, background music playback.

  The seven entries of the Czech ESC 2022 national final are: 

  • Giudi –Jezinky
  • Elis Mraz –Imma Be
  • We Are Domi –Lights Off
  • Skywalker– Way Down
  • Annabelle– Runnin´ Out of Freakin´Time
  • Jordan Haj and Emma Smetana –By Now
  • The Valentines –Stay or go

  Regarding the Voting process, the audience again, will have the opportunity to vote through the official Eurovision app, but it will also be possible to use the web interface, a new feature in the process of voting.  Voting will be again free. The final outcome will be determined 50% by international jurors, 25% by international fans and 25% Czech fans. 
  
  Voting will be open from 7 to 15 December while the the winner will be declared on 16 December.

   

  Czech Republic in Eurovision

  Czech Republic appeared for the first time in the Contest in 2007 with  Kabat. A a row of disappointing results the country withdrew in 2010 and didn’t return until 2016. In 2016 its return was followed by a grand final qualification for the first time . The best result came for the country in 2018 with  Mikolas Josef who achieved a top 10 placing by finishing  6th , in  Lisbon with his entry Lie to me.

  In 2019, Lake Malawi represented the country and finished 11th in the final . This was the country’s third qualification to the final . The outstanding element was the gap between the jury voting that placed the group 8th with 150 points while the public vote placed the Czech at the 24th place.

  In 2020 Benny Cristo was selected to represent the country with his song "Kemama" but as this year's contest was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic his Eurovision 2020 journey remained incomplete.  However the Czech hopeful had the chance to reach his Eurovision destination in 2021 with his song 'Omaga', but despite his energetic semi final 2 performance in Rotterdam failed to reach the Grand final show. 

   

  News Source: Eurovision.tv
  

  Image: ESCZ Intagram