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Czech Republic In The Eurovision Song Contest 2024
The Czech Republic, presented as Czechia, was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Pedestal (Aiko song), Pedestal", written by Aiko (Czech singer), Alena Shirmanova-Kostebelova and Blood Red Shoes, Steven Ansell, and performed by Shirmanova-Kostebelova herself under her stage name Aiko. The Czech participating broadcaster (ČT) organised the national final ''ESCZ 2024'' in order to select its entry for the contest. Czechia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2024. Performing during the show in position 5, "Pedestal" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Czechia placed eleventh out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 38 points. Background Prior to the 2024 contest, (ČT) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing the Czech Republic ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Television
Czech Television ( cs, Česká televize, italics=no ; abbreviation: ČT) is a public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, broadcasting seven channels. Established after the Velvet Revolution in 1992, it is the successor to Czechoslovak Television founded in 1953. History 1953–1992: Czechoslovak Television Founded on 1 May 1953, Czechoslovak Television (ČST) was the state television broadcaster of Czechoslovakia used as a state propaganda medium of the then socialist state. It was known by three names over its lifetime: cs, Československá televize, sk, Československá televízia (until 1990) and (from 1990 until 1992). ČST originally consisted of a single channel and limited experimental broadcasting in 1953. Regular broadcasts began on 25 February 1954 and on 10 May 1970, a second channel was launched. The broadcast language of ČST was predominantly Czech in the first channel, Slovak for selected programming, and both for news. The second channel was sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
