Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
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The Czech Republic participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Omaga" written by Ben Cristóvão and Filip Vlček. The song was performed by Benny Cristo, which is the artistic name of singer Ben Cristóvão. Benny Cristo was announced by the Czech broadcaster Česká televize (ČT) on 13 May 2020 as the Czech representative for the 2021 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands after he was due to compete in the 2020 contest with "Kemama" before the 2020 event's cancellation, while the song "Omaga" was presented to the public on 16 February 2021.
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Country | Czech Republic | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 13 May 2020 Song: 16 February 2021 | |||
Selected entrant | Benny Cristo | |||
Selected song | "Omaga" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (15th) | |||
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Czech Republic was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 20 May 2021. Performing during the show in position 3, "Omaga" 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 Czech Republic placed fifteenth out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 23 points.