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Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015

Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Country  Czech Republic
National selection
Selection process Internal Selection
Selection date(s) Artist: 31 January 2015
Song: 10 March 2015
Selected entrant Marta Jandová &
Václav Noid Bárta
Selected song "Hope Never Dies"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Václav Noid Bárta
  • Tereza Šoralová
Finals performance
Semi-final result Failed to qualify
(13th, 33 points)
Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2009 2015 2016►

Czech Republic participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Hope Never Dies", written by Václav Noid Bárta and Tereza Šoralová. The song was performed by Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta. The Czech broadcaster Česká televize (ČT) announced in November 2014 that it would be returning the Eurovision Song Contest after a five-year absence. The Czech entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria was selected via an internal selection. The broadcaster invited composer Ondřej Soukup to head the creation and search for the Czech Republic's entry. In January 2015, a five-member jury panel listened to the candidate songs and selected "Hope Never Dies" performed by Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta to represent the Czech Republic. The entry was later presented to the public in March 2015. In the second of the Eurovision semi-finals, Czech Republic failed to qualify to the final, placing thirteenth out of the 17 participating countries with 33 points.

Prior to the 2015 Contest, Czech Republic had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest three times since its first entry in 2007. The nation competed in the contest on three consecutive occasions between 2007 and 2009 without qualifying to the final: in 2007 Kabát performing "Malá dáma" placed 28th (last) in the semi-final achieving only one point, in 2008 Tereza Kerndlová performing "Have Some Fun" placed 18th (second to last) in her semi-final scoring nine points and in 2009 Gipsy.cz performing the song "Aven Romale" placed 18th (last) in their semi-final failing to score any points. The Czech broadcaster ČT withdrew from the contest between 2010 and 2014 citing reasons such as low viewing figures and poor results for their absence.


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