Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest
| Czech Republic | |
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| Member station | ČT |
| National selection events |
Eurosong
Internal Selection
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 5 (1 final) |
| First appearance | 2007 |
| Best result | 25th: 2016 |
| Worst result | Last: 2007 SF, 2009 SF Nul points: 2009 SF |
| External links | |
| Czech Republic's page at Eurovision.tv | |
 For the most recent participation seeCzech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 |
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The Czech Republic has competed at the Eurovision Song Contest five times, first taking part in 2007. On their first four attempts the country failed to qualify to the final from the semi-finals, placing in the bottom two in the first three attempts. In 2016, the Czech Republic got its first qualification to the final in their Eurovision history, leaving Andorra as the only country to have never performed in the final.
After receiving nul points at the 2009 Contest and a lack of interest from the Czech public, ČT decided to withdraw from future contests. Five years later ČT announced their return to the contest in 2015, with an internal selection being used to select their fourth Eurovision entry.
During the time of Czechoslovakia, Československá televize (ČST) is known to have broadcast a number of editions of the Contest in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s and 1970s. After the dissolution of the state in 1993 the Czech Republic's partner Slovakia immediately attempted to enter the Contest, entering the contest three times between 1994 and 1998, before withdrawing.
Czech broadcaster Česká televize had originally planned to send an entry to the 2005 Contest, held in Kiev, Ukraine. However, this did not materialise for various reasons. ČT again looked at sending an entry to the 2006 Contest in Athens, Greece, but failed to do so after having doubts that the country would qualify for the final.
In April 2006 ČT officially confirmed their presence at the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland.
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