Tonight the first part of ESCZ took place. The acts vying to represent Czechia at Eurovision 2024 in Malmö performed their songs, and voting is now open.
An ESCZ 2024 recap
As had been previously reported, ESCZ 2024 took place tonight at the Roxy Club in Prague. Last year’s host Adam Mišík returned as host and for the first time, there was a crowd for the national final. Originally, there were going to be up to five participants of ESCZ 2024. However, this has now been increased to seven. Their songs were revealed for the first time tonight.
The running order was as follows :
| Running Order | Artist | Song Title |
| 1 | Aiko | “Pedestal” |
| 2 | Elly | “The Angels Share” |
| 3 | Gianna Lei | “Starlet” |
| 4 | Lenny | “Good Enough” |
| 5 | MYDY | “Red Flag Parade” |
| 6 | Tom Sean | “Dopamine Overdose” |
| 7 | Tomas Robin | “Out of my Mind” |
Voting details for ESCZ 2024
The ESCZ winner will be fully determined by public voting – 70% by the international audience and the remaining 30% by the Czech audience. Voting is now open and will close at 23:59 CET on December 11th! Voting is taking place via the Eurovision app, which you can click here to download, as well as on Choicely.
Czechia’s Eurovision Journey
Czechia made their debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007, with Kabát’s “Malá dama”. However, their debut entry finished last in a 28-song semi-final, scoring only 1 point. Afterwards, this kicked off three consecutive non-qualifications, with their best result coming in 2008, finishing in second-last place. Having withdrawn in 2009 due to poor results, Czechia returned to the Contest in 2015. In 2016, Czechia qualified for the first time with Gabriela Gunciková’s “I Stand”.
In 2023, Vesna represented Czechia with their song “My Sister’s Crown”. Performing in the first semi-final in Liverpool, the band qualified for the final and finished in 10th place out of 26 with 129 points. Of these, 94 points came from the juries and 35 points came from the televote.
Who would you like to see represent Czechia in Malmö? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Threads and Bluesky for all things Czechia at Eurovision 2024!
News Source: Česká Televize/Eurovision.TV
Photo Credit: T (L-R) Tomas Robin, Tom Sean, Lenny, Elly. B (L-R) Aloha Burns, Aiko, Gianna Lei
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