Tag Archives: Czech Republic

Benny Cristo to represent Czech Republic at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Kemama’

Benny Cristo from the video of 'Kemama'
Benny Cristo from the video of ‘Kemama’

Benny Cristo will represent Czech Republic with the song Kemama. He won the online national selection with a combination of expert jury and online voting.

You can see a video of Kemama by Benny Cristo below.

Source: ESC Covers; eurovoix

Czech Republic: Finalists announced – 7 candidates

Flag of Czech Republic
Flag of Czech Republic

The candidates to represent Czech Republic at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest have been announced. We can all vote by using the official Eurovision App https://eurovision.tv/app from Monday 20 January to Sunday 2 February.

The seven finalists are –

  • Barbora Mochowa
  • Benny Cristo
  • Elis Mraz & Cis T
  • Karelll
  • Olga Lounová
  • Pam Rabbit
  • We all Poop

Source: ESC Covers

 

Mista releases new song and video clip for ‘Každé ráno’

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Mista has released a brand new single and video clip for the song Každé ráno (Every morning). The song has a happy and feelgood vibe.
The music is by Stano Šimor and the lyrics are by Mista.
Mista says “It makes me happy to create and interpret music. The songs have always been unexpected when the right inspiration came in the most likely moments.”
The fun and cheerful music video is directed by Tomáš Krejčí and produced by Carolina Giacomin.
Mista, whose name is Soňa Šimorová, has had much success with a variety of hits in Czech Republic, Slovakia and other European destinations and also in Asia.
Mista was runner up in the 2010 Slovakia Eurovision national selection.
You can see the video for Každé ráno below and the song can purchased and streamed via digital sites such as iTunes and Spotify.
Source: ESC Covers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UssuvSbQxN0

Lake Malawi will sing ‘Friend Of A Friend’ for Czech Republic at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest

 

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Lake Malawi {copyright: facebook.com/lakemalawimusic}

Lake Malawi have been chosen to represent Czech Republic at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Friend Of A Friend. It is a summery track with a nice groove.

The Czech national selection was decided by public voting via the official Eurovision app and an international jury.

Lake Malawi are an indie pop type group  Albert Černý (lead vocal, guitar), Jeroným Šubrt (bass and keys), Antonín Hrabal (drums) and Pavel Palát (drums).

You can see a video for Friend Of A Friend below.

Source: ESC Covers; Eurovision.tv

SEMI FINAL ONE QUALIFIERS

19 songs were performed last night in semi final 1 – only 10 could go through to the final

Song 1 – X MY HEART from Azerbaijan    FAILED TO QUALIFY – Big surprise for me. Disappointed it did not make it.

Song 2 – OUR CHOICE from Iceland    FAILED TO QUALIFY – Sang with a lot of emotion. But the vocals were at time weak.

Song 3 – MALL from Albania   QUALIFIED – Strong performance. Deserved to qualify.

Song 4 – A MATTER OF TIME from Belgium   FAILED TO QUALIFY – Disappointing performance. Vocals were weak.

Song 5 – LIE TO ME from Czech republic   QUALIFIED – Strong stage performance.

Song 6 – WHEN WE’RE OLD from Lithuania   QUALIFIED – The song is a little boring but it was sung with a lot of emotion and very well.

Song 7 – TOY from Israel   QUALIFIED – One of the big favourites. All sorts of fun happening on stage. Deserved to make it.

Song 8 – FOREVER from Belarus   FAILED TO QUALIFY – Very poor performance and the staging with the roses did not work.

Song 9 – LA FORZA from Estonia   QUALIFIED – Very powerful vocals and visually stunning.

Song 10 – BONES from Bulgaria   QUALIFIED – Contemporary and strong performance.

Song 11 – LOST AND FOUND from F Y R Macedonia   FAILED TO QUALIFY – Disappointing live performance and the styling and staging were very poor.

Song 12 – CRAZY from Croatia   FAILED TO QUALIFY – Strong performance but the song was too weak.

Song 13 – NOBODY BUT YOU from Austria   QUALIFIED  – Positive stage performance and good vocals.

Song 14 – ONIRO MOU from Greece    FAILED TO QUALIFY – Maybe this was a little too ethnic for a lot of people. But I kind of liked it.

Song 15 – MONTERS from Finland    QUALIFIED – Outstanding vocals and magnificent staging. Very much deserved to qualify.

Song 16 – QAMI from Armenia    FAILED TO QUALIFY – Not strong enough.

Song 17 – STONES from Switzerland    FAILED TO QUALIFY – The staging and styling were perfect. Great performance. Shame it did not qualify.

Song 18 – TOGETHER from Ireland    QUALIFIED – For me vocals were poor. Did not deserve to make it.

Song 19 – FUEGO from Cyprus    QUALIFIED – Powerful and exciting stage performance. A big hit.

 

 

Mista releases brand new single ‘Prežijem s láskou’

Mista {copyright: Mista Music}
Mista {copyright: MistaMusic}

Mista returns with a brand new single entitled Prežijem s láskou (I will live with love). It is a mid-tempo pop song with lyrics that mean a lot to Mista This song is my personal testimonial. I wrote it about a man who will realise what is really important only when he comes to the end of his life. At that moment he only wants to turn back time so that he can fix everything and live his life again and – to live with love”.

The music and lyrics are by Mista, Stano Šimor and Mavooi. The production on the track is by Mavooi and the executive producer is Stano Šimor. The track is courtesy of MistaMusic.

Mista was runner up in the 2010 Slovakian Eurovision national selection but has since gone on to have many hits in Slovakia, Czech Republic and various parts of Europe and Asia.

You can see the official video clip for Prežijem s láskou below.

Source: ESC Covers

Mikolas Josef to represent Czech Republic with ‘Lie To Me’ at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest

Mikolos Josef from the music video of 'Lie To Me'
Mikolos Josef from the music video of ‘Lie To Me’

Mikolas Josef has been selected to represent Czech Republic at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with his funky song Lie To Me.

He was the winner of the overall jury votes in a song and video selection.

You can see the video for Lie To Me below.

Source: wiwibloggs; ESC Covers