Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

The Czech Republic participated 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 Kyiv, 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.

Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Country Czech Republic
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 15 February 2017
Song: 7 March 2017
Selected entrantMartina Bárta
Selected song"My Turn"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Paul Drew
  • Greig Watts
  • Pete Barringer
  • Kyler Niko
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (13th)
Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest
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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.

Background
Main article: Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2017 contest, Czech Republic had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest five times since its first entry in 2007.[1] 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, in 2009 Gipsy.cz performing the song "Aven Romale" placed 18th (last) in their semi-final failing to score any 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.[2] 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 Kyiv, Ukraine was selected through an internal selection.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 15 February 2017, Martina Bárta was announced by ČT as the Czech entry for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest.[3] The song "My Turn" was selected by ČT together with a five-member jury consisting of conductor and composer Martin Kumžák, singer, producer and composer Jiří Škorpík, composer Michal Dvořák, composer and singer Michal Pavlíček and musician, composer and conductor Ota Balage. "My Turn", which was written by the British team DWB (Paul Drew, Greig Watts and Pete Barringer) and Kyler Niko, was one of five songs shortlisted by the jury and broadcaster from 300 proposals that the broadcaster received.[4] The song was presented to the public via the release of the audio on 7 March 2017, while the official music video was released on 13 March 2017.[5][6]

Promotion

Martina Bárta made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "My Turn" as the Czech Eurovision entry. On 25 March, Bárta performed during the Eurovision PreParty Riga, which was organised by OGAE Latvia and held at the Cristal Club in Riga, Latvia. On 2 April, she performed during the London Eurovision Party, which was held at the Café de Paris venue in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Nicki French. Between 3 and 6 April, Martina Bárta took part in promotional activities in Tel Aviv, Israel where she performed during the Israel Calling event held at the Ha'teatron venue.[7][8] On 8 April, Bárta performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Selma Björnsdóttir.[9] On 15 April, she performed during the Eurovision Spain Pre-Party, which was held at the Sala La Riviera venue in Madrid, Spain.[10]

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[11] On 31 January 2017, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Czech Republic was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 9 May 2017, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.[12]

Once all the competing songs for the 2017 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Czech Republic was set to perform in position 14, following the entry from Iceland and before the entry from Cyprus.[13]

Points awarded to the Czech Republic
Points awarded to the Czech Republic (Semi-final 1)[14]
Score Televote Jury
12 points  Portugal
10 points
8 points  United Kingdom
7 points  Latvia
6 points  Belgium
5 points  Iceland
4 points
3 points  Poland
2 points  Portugal  Montenegro
1 point

Points awarded by the Czech Republic

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Czech jury:[16]

  • Janis Sidovský (jury chairperson) – producer
  • Eddie Stoilow – music producer
  • Elis Mraz – singer, composer, songwriter, music producer
  • Kateřina Říhová – creative manager, Ocko TV host
  • Lucie Dvořáková (DJ Lucca) – DJ, producer (jury member in semi-final 1)
  • Karel Hodr – music editor (jury member in the final)
Detailed voting results from the Czech Republic (Semi-final 1)[14]
Draw Country Jury Televote
J. Sidovský E. Stoilow DJ Lucca E. Mraz K. Říhová Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Sweden2213121092
02  Georgia139149171416
03  Australia1131311212
04  Albania14131513161615
05  Belgium614810118356
06  Montenegro71516679217
07  Finland1111981210183
08  Azerbaijan81667674112
09  Portugal384424747
10  Greece1017514101211
11  Poland542243838
12  Moldova95105556210
13  Iceland176131181113
14  Czech Republic
15  Cyprus43712156574
16  Armenia12121115131565
17  Slovenia1571217913101
18  Latvia16101716141714
Detailed voting results from the Czech Republic (Final)[15]
Draw Country Jury Televote
J. Sidovský E. Stoilow E. Mraz K. Říhová K. Hodr Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Israel1113261381413
02  Poland1212612910112
03  Belarus208118201283
04  Austria86136107424
05  Armenia18221222262192
06  Netherlands231363819
07  Moldova6757218365
08  Hungary24241724222511
09  Italy17171817515101
10  Denmark5545235625
11  Portugal1131111238
12  Azerbaijan15148141813210
13  Croatia26231023242417
14  Australia3222321021
15  Greece16212421192223
16  Spain23251925112326
17  Norway22152515121720
18  United Kingdom141071026518
19  Cyprus10202320171816
20  Romania21262126252656
21  Germany13161616151622
22  Ukraine25182218142047
23  Belgium9111511131174
24  Sweden449444714
25  Bulgaria79149792112
26  France19192019161915

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