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The Czech national broadcaster ČT has officially opened the song submission window for the Czech selection process, thereby confirming its participation in Eurovision 2026, which will be held in Vienna, Austria. Czechia’s representative will be chosen internally.

The Czech national broadcaster ČT has confirmed the country’s participation in Eurovision 2026, which will take place in Vienna, Austria. Czechia is the 26th country to express interest in participating in Eurovision 2026, following Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the host country, Austria.




Czech national broadcaster ČT has launched the selection process, inviting artists, composers, and producers to submit their songs between September 3rd and October 19th, 2025.

Once again, the Czech entry will be chosen through an internal selection process, marking the second consecutive year this method is used. According to the broadcaster, the decision will be made through a combination of jury and audience voting. The decision has sparked mixed reactions, especially given the disappointing outcome last year, when the Czech entry failed to reach the final. Many Eurovision fans feared that Czechia might withdraw from the contest due to its poor results and its consistently low viewership ratings of the competition compared to other countries.




Czechia in Eurovision: A Rocky Journey, Long Absence and Lack of Consistency

Czechia is considered a well-liked but struggling participant in the contest. Across 13 appearances, the country has qualified for the final only five times, failing to do so for the past two years running. Czechia has never claimed victory in Eurovision and has never reached the Top 5.

During its first three entries from 2007 to 2009, the country failed to qualify for any finals and twice finished last. The lowest point came in 2009, when the band Gypsy.cz ended with 0 points. Following those results, the country withdrew from the contest between 2010 and 2014.

Czechia made its Eurovision comeback in 2015 with the song “Hope Never Dies”. It placed 13th in the semifinal with 33 points, failing narrowly to qualify. Since then, Czechia has taken part every year, experiencing moments of both success and disappointment. In 2016, the country reached the final for the first time but finished 25th. The best result came in 2018 when singer Mikoláš Josef brought Czechia to sixth place with 281 points – still the nation’s highest achievement in the contest. The following year, 2019, Czechia added another strong finish, landing in 11th place.

In 2021, the country once again failed to qualify for the final. However, Czechia bounced back with two consecutive qualifications in 2022 and 2023, finishing in 22nd and 10th place respectively. Despite those gains, in both 2024 and 2025, Czechia narrowly missed out, ranking 11th and 12th in its semi-finals, respectively.

After two consecutive eliminations, the pressing question remains: will Czechia manage to break through and return to the Eurovision Grand Final in 2026? Only time will tell.




Czechia at Eurovision 2025

“Kiss Kiss Goodbye” is the title of the song performed by singer ADONXS, who represented Czechia in the second semi-final of Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. Czechia did not qualify for the Grand Final and finished in 12th place out of 16, with only 29 points.

This was the second consecutive year in which the country failed to qualify for the Grand Final.

Eurovision 2026: This will be the 14th participation of Czechia in Eurovision. Czechia joined the competition in 2007 and achieved its best result in Eurovision 2018 when singer Mikoláš Josef reached sixth place with the song “Lie To Me”.