Eurovision Song Contest 2017 | ||||
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Country | Czech Republic | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
Selection date(s) |
Artist: 15 February 2017 Song: 7 March 2017 |
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Selected entrant | Martina Bárta | |||
Selected song | "My Turn" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | DWB Kyler Niko |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (13th, 83 points) | |||
Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Czech Republic will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "My Turn " written by DWB and Kyler Niko. The song is performed by Martina Bárta, who was internally selected by the Czech broadcaster Česká televize (ČT) to represent the nation at the 2017 contest in Kiev, Ukraine. Martina Bárta's appointment as the Czech representative was announced on 15 February 2017, while the song, "My Turn", was presented to the public on 7 March 2017.
Czech Republic was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 14, "My Turn" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final.
Prior to the 2017 Contest, Czech Republic had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest five times since its first entry in 2007. The nation competed in the contest on four 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, in 2009 Gipsy.cz performing the song "Aven Romale" placed 18th (last) in their semi-final failing to score any points and in 2015 Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta performing "Hope Never Dies" placed 13th in their semi-final scoring thirty-three points. The Czech broadcaster withdrew from the contest between 2010 and 2014 citing reasons such as low viewing figures and poor results for their absence. In 2015, Czech Republic returned to the contest and once again failed to qualify to the final with the song "Hope Never Dies" performed by Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta. In 2016, Czech Republic was represented by Gabriela Gunčíková and the song "I Stand". As a result, the country qualified for the final and placed 25th out of 26 entries. This marked the first qualification to the final for the Czech Republic since they debuted in the contest in 2007. Meanwhile, the Czech entry for the 2017 contest in Kiev, Ukraine was selected through an internal selection.