Although the statistics for the Czech Republic may not appear impressive at first glance, there has been a notable positive trend since 2016. For instance, the talented singer Gabriela Gunčíková managed to advance to the Grand Final with her exceptional song “I Stand”. Additionally, Mikolas Josef’s performance of “Lie To Me” two years later resulted in a Top 10 placement. In the following year, the band Lake Malawi achieved the impressive feat of securing the 11th place in the Grand Final of Tel Aviv with their song “Friend Of A Friend”.

Unlike its neighbouring country Slovakia, which has not participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2013 and only managed to produce three finalists out of seven attempts, the interest of the Slovakian national broadcaster and the Slovakian public in the ESC seems to have waned.

The Czech Republic had been broadcasting the Eurovision Song Contest for many years before deciding to join the competition themselves in 2007. In contrast, Slovakia had already been participating in the contest since 1994.

The Czech Republic’s debut entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, “Malá Dáma” by rock singer Kabát, received only one point in the semi-final and finished in last place. As a result, many TV viewers may not have even been aware of the Czech Republic’s participation in those years, as they had never advanced past the qualification rounds and had only made it to the semi-finals.

The Czech Republic has made significant progress in recent years, presenting surprising and fresh entries in the Eurovision Song Contest. This is a testament to the country’s contemporary music scene, which has been increasingly recognized on the international stage. As the saying goes, a great singer with a great song always manages to captivate audiences.

In the past, the former Eastern European countries had a similar music contest called “InterVision”, which was an annual event held in Sopot, Poland as part of the Sopot Festival. This festival was organized for the post-Soviet states and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and included countries such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, German Democratic Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Interestingly, even some Western European countries participated in the contest, including Finland and Switzerland, and even countries as far as Canada and Cuba.

The InterVision contest also attracted many international stars as guests, including Whitney Houston, Vanessa Mae, Chris Rea, Annie Lennox, LaToya Jackson, Tanita Tikaram, and many others. Although there were plans to revive the contest with the involvement of Russia and China, these plans never came to fruition. In the past, the former Czechoslovakia had won the contest with Helena Vondráčková and her song “Malovaný džbánku” in 1977

Undoubtedly, the most popular Czech singer in the Eurovision Song Contest is Karel Gott, who represented Austria with the song “Tausend Fenster” in 1968 and achieved 13th place. The song was composed by Udo Jürgens. Sadly, both Karel Gott and Udo Jürgens have passed away.