The Czech national broadcaster ČT confirms that its internal selection for Eurovision 2026 is nearing completion, with eight artists still in contention ahead of the official reveal in January.
The Czech national broadcaster ČT has announced that the artist who will represent Czechia at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna will be revealed in January, following an internal selection process that has now entered its final stage. In a post published on its official Instagram account, the broadcaster also confirmed that eight artists remain in the running.
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As previously reported in October, ČT officially confirmed that a total of 260 songs were submitted to the Czech internal selection process for Eurovision 2026. The submission window remained open from early September until mid-October, attracting a wide range of entries from artists hoping to represent the country on the Eurovision stage. The submitted songs are currently under review, with the Czech representative for Vienna set to be chosen through a combination of expert evaluation and a public poll. This selection method mirrors the process used by the ČT in its 2025 Eurovision selection, maintaining continuity in how the country determines its entry.
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”.
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