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ESCZ, originally Eurovision Song CZ, is an annual song competition organised by Czech public broadcaster Czech Television (ČT). It determines the Czech representative at the Eurovision Song Contest and has been held almost every year since 2018.

Participation[edit]

As of 2023, a total of 40 songs have been performed at ESCZ, with between 5 and 8 artists performing every year. Originally, only artists from Czechia were allowed to enter the competition, although this rule was changed for the 2024 edition to allow artists from Slovakia who permanently live and work in Czechia to participate.

Voting[edit]

An array of different voting systems have been used to decide the winner of the competition. Past voting systems have included juries and online voting from Czechia and from across the world.

Winners[edit]

Five of Czechia's twelve participations in Eurovision have come from ESCZ. In 2020, the ESCZ winner Benny Cristo was set to participate with the song "Kemama" before the contest was eventually cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] He later participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Omaga".

Year Artist Song Place at Eurovision
2018 Mikolas Josef "Lie to Me" 6th
2019 Lake Malawi "Friend of a Friend" 11th
2020 Benny Cristo "Kemama" Contest cancelled
2022 We Are Domi "Lights Off" 22nd
2023 Vesna "My Sister's Crown" 10th
2024 Aiko "Pedestal" TBD

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam is cancelled". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2023.