Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
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The Czech Republic participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "Lights Off" performed by the band We Are Domi. The Czech broadcaster Česká televize (ČT) organised the national final ESCZ 2022 in order to select the Czech entry for the 2022 contest. Seven entries competed in the national final and "Lights Off" performed by We Are Domi was announced as the winner on 16 December 2021 following the combination of votes from a twelve-member international jury panel, an international public vote and a Czech public vote.
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Country | Czech Republic | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | ESCZ 2022 | |||
Selection date(s) | 16 December 2021 | |||
Selected entrant | We Are Domi | |||
Selected song | "Lights Off" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (4th, 227 points) | |||
Final result | 22nd, 38 points | |||
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Czech Republic was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2022. Performing as the closing entry during the show in position 18, "Lights Off" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Czech Republic placed fourth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 227 points. In the final, Czech Republic performed in position 1 and placed twenty-second out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 38 points.