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Bio
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The band consists of Albert Černý (lead vocal, guitar), Jeroným Šubrt (bass and keys) and Antonín Hrabal (drums). Original members of the band Patrick Karpentski (guitar) and Pavel Pilch (drums) have left in 2016-2017. Albert Černý was born on Feb 17th 1989 in the Czech steel-making town Třinec literally on the Slovak / Polish border. He is the author of music and lyrics of Lake Malawi songs (as well as of his previous act Charlie Straight). He received four Czech Music Academy Awards "Anděl", two "Slavík" awards and an MTV award for his work.
When lead performer Albert was fifteen, playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 with his cousin, a song came by that would change his life forever. When he heard The Scientist by Coldplay, he knew exactly what he wanted to do: Stand on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury festival and sing! Within 24 hours of his first bedroom demos going online, Albert received a phone call from the manager of Bandzone.cz. "I couldn't believe it. I was fifteen years old, walking home from school and one of the most influential people in the Czech music industry was asking whether he could produce my debut album," Albert said. That first album, recorded with his newly formed band Charlie Straight, would go on to win three Andel awards, the Czech equivalent of the Grammies.
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In the following year after its creation, the band went to the famous Czech festivals Colors of Ostrava and Rock for People. Lake Malawi opened for Thirty Seconds to Mars in Prague in 2014. In May 2015, debut EP We Are Making Love Again was produced by Matt Lawrence (collaborated with Adele, Mumford & Sons or Ellie Goulding) and Filip Gemroth (Make My Heart Explode), with the single Chinese Trees winning the new music Audition Poll on Amazing Radio. In 2015, the band managed to perform at The Great Escape Festival in Brigton. In the autumn of the same year, Lake Malawi decided to ride the Czech Republic with an acoustic Furch Tour.
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Interview
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08/03: Music video has been released
The band Lake Malawi will represent the Czech Republic at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Tel Aviv in May. The indie-pop band, formed in 2013 by the singer and guitarist Albert Černý, garnered the most votes in the Czech national round, leaving behind seven other finalists. Radio Prague spoke to Lake Malawi's frontman about their success and started by asking why they decided to take part in the Eurovision contest:
"We decided to take part because of the song, ‘Friend of a Friend'. We got really excited about it as soon as I played the demo to the rest of my band in the car. I kept listening to it over and over again until my girlfriend said: You should do something about it. You should give Eurovision a try."
Can you tell me a bit more about the song?
"The song is about a friendship, about the theory that it's enough to have three or four friends to reach anybody in the whole world. So if a friend knows someone and that person knows someone, you can possibly reach anyone you dream of. So in that sense ‘Friend of a Friend' is about that. But on the other hand is also about those people we come across in our lives that we are no longer in touch with. And these friends of friends are really important, even though we tend to forget about them."
Is this song different from the rest of the songs that you are playing?
"I think ‘Friend of a Friend' is a bit different from the rest of Lake Malawi material, because it is happier. And to me this is a good thing. It's also the first song I ever wrote with somebody else. We have two other writers: One is a keyboard player currently playing with Chinaski and the other is a Polish producer. We wrote it together at a song-writing camp, so that's how it happened."
What does it mean to you, winning the Czech national round?
"It's a huge honour for us. It's a huge honour that our fans believed in us and that we got the support of people all around the country and our families of course. They all voted and they all made us the Czech representatives at Eurovision 2019"
The semi-final of Eurovision is set to take place in Tel Aviv in May? What will you do in the meantime?
"In the meantime I am going to start taking signing lesson, because I need that and because the sing is fairly demanding in terms of breathing and intonation. So I'll start with that and we will think about the show, about the staging, about how we want this to work out. And then there is a series of special Eurovision events in different cities all across Europe like Madrid and London where we will perform with Lake Malawi trying to find some international fans which we really need to succeed in the final."
Česká televize has invited all interested musicians, producers, composers to submit entries for the participation in the national preselection for the Eurovision 2020.
As reported earlier, the National Round of Eurovision 2020 will be a big show, taking place on 25 January 2020 in Forum Karlín in Prague and broadcast live.
Songs should be submitted until 30 June 2019 to escmusic@ceskatelevize.cz
They should follow basic Eurovision rules and should be not presented to the public before. Broadcaster underlines that songs in any genre are accepted: metal, folk, disco, pop, emo, trap and anything else is welcome.
28/01: Lake Malawi to represent Czech Republic
25/01: Voting 4
24/01: Voting 3
23/01: Voting 2
22/01: Announcement of the jury voting results has started
21/12: Jan Bors: ESCZ line-up will be strongest in Europe
19/12: Eight acts to compete in ESCZ
08/12: ESCZ press-conference to take place on 7 January
In an interview to ESC Arena, Head of Czech Eurovision delegation Jan Bors has revealed more information on the preparations for the national final round ESCZ.
"Of course, we hear the voices calling for a bigger national round, but we said we will go step by step. It does not mean that we do not want the national round on the TV, but if we get to it, we want it to be a really top-notch show. The concept of such a show has to be prepared very precisely, we need to find suitable staff, to define principles, and not least get the necessary funding", says Bors.
"Over 300 songs of genres of all kinds, of different quality and a huge amount of songs from Czechs, over sixty, which have doubled compared to last year. In some cases, this was international cooperation", says Bors adding that some entries came from Czech songwriting camp, set up by Honza Vávra.
The camp has featured such songwriters as Ashley Hicklin (Belgium 2010, 2014), Jeroen Swinnen (Belgium 2010), Johnny K.Palmer (Hungary 2011, Bulgaria 2016), Czech singers/songwriters Albert Černý, Barbora Mochowa, Gabriela Heclová, Jana Infield, Jan Steinsdörfer, Jan Vávra, Ondra Fiedler, Xindl X, Hungarian Gabi Knoll, Belgian Iousra Frouja, British James Harries and Jonathan Owusu-Yianomah, Polish Jan Bielecki and MINU and Dutch Koos Kamerling. Camp has produced potential Eurovision entries to the other countries as well.
Bors is happy with the quality as well: "I was surprised by the increasing quality of the songs. When I compare it with how we started and what people are sending today, it is a complete breakthrough".
01/11: Almost 300 entries have been submitted
28/10: Online preselection ESCZ to choose the winner
Preselection
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"While there is no restriction in genres, we're looking for a catchy song that has something extra. The recipe of Eurovision success does not exist and therefore we encourage all Czech musicians to submit their best songs regardless of genre,", says Head of Delegation Jan Bors.
"Last year's process brought us to the final where we've just missed the Top 5. The system of searching and selecting young talents has proven to be a good thing, and I believe that it can generate many music stars," says Jan Potměšil, the creative producer of the Czech participation in Eurovision. Head of Delegation Jan Bors adds: "Last year's success in the ESC can not be overlooked. It has shown that even a not-so-known artist can come up with songs that appeal to the general public not only in our country but also abroad. I am very glad that Mikolas proved to be able to break through this competition and also drew attention to the potential in the Czech Republic and I firmly believe he motivated others to try to succeed in this international competition."
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"The success of Miklos Josef in Eurovision 2018, which became the most listened Czech interpreter of all time for the sixth place in the final in Lisbon, caused a huge increase in interest in this music competition in the Czech Republic. This year, twice as many Czech songwriters have submitted their songs, more than sixty songs. Altogether, more than three hundred songs have been sent from around the world. The quality of the songs we sent was so high that we finally decided to choose eight finalists, two more than last year, " explains creative director Jan Potměšil
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Currently the band consists of Albert Černý (lead vocal, guitar), Jeroným Šubrt (bass and keys) and Antonín Hrabal (drums) and Pavel Palát on drums. Albert Černý was born on Feb 17th 1989 in the Czech steel-making town Třinec literally on the Slovak / Polish border. He is the author of music and lyrics of Lake Malawi songs (as well as of his previous act Charlie Straight). He received four Czech Music Academy Awards "Anděl", two "Slavík" awards and an MTV award for his work.
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After something less than two years on the road, he sought out the collaboration of producer Boris Carloff and started his musical project. Since the release of his first single in March 2017, he has had concerts across the Czech Republic and has continued travelling across European cities. In September 2018 he moved to Olomouc, where he started studying General Medicine at Palacký University; in December of the same year he released his second single Don't Know Why.
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Later she was inspired to start composing her own songs for the piano. "I remember very well the first reactions to my first song. My uncle was sitting there. When I finished playing, I turned away from the piano, he was sitting there with his face lit up and was gesturing to me what goose bumps he had! I honestly knew why he had goose bumps... It was the saddest song full of emotions and disappointment, which would bring tears even to a person without emotions! I must have been about 15 years old then." During her whole life, she has been inspired by her mom, who is passionate about yoga and therefore she also tries to stay in shape by exercising every day. Because of music, she has moved to the capital Prague, where she currently works with the producer Marcus Tran.
Since her head is sometimes full of untamed thoughts, she lets off steam through writing short columns about creative thinking which are published in electronic form in a student magazine. Because it doesn't suit her when she has to do something in the prescribed manner, she has decided to fully devote herself to the artistic career of a musical interpreter and lyricist. So, as it turns out, she writes her own lyrics, and therefore most of the words and sentences that she sings, she sings from her own life and experience. She sees a lot of things differently and deals with them in her own way. She is currently trying to advance herself on the Czech pop-music scene and contribute in this way with something new.
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By the age of 18 I was discovered by a talent scout from the Czech Universal music Martin Cervinka, who got me signed for the label. My first single was called Maly Princ (The Little Prince) and got released by the major label in 2013. It was played on the biggest Czech radio stations like Evropa 2 or Fajn radio. By that time I started to fully discover the magic of busking as I was already touring the streets of the capital European cities. Also influenced by my international friends from the Rotterdam International Secondary School I started to incline towards English rather than Czech. When I turned 20 I got discovered by a talent scout from the German Sony music and my most acclaimed song On The Menu was released by this major label in 2015. After that I did several interviews and shows in the Czech and german tv/radio stations.
In 2017 I played a headline show in Zürich at the Energy Star Night for more than 15 thousand people, sharing the stage with names like Alan Walker, Alle Farben or Sunrise Avenue. This year I released another single cooperating with an Italian Dj project 2Choice which peaked at 8. Position in the official Czech top 100 chart. Currently I am working on finishing my song with which I am going to be representing the Czech republic at the Eurovision in Israel next year.
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I wrote the first song which I would not be ashamed to publish in the fall of 2017, but I was in quite a poor state as a singer. At that time, however, I was already clear on the fact that I wanted to devote myself professionally to music and make a living to art, so I began educating myself. I thought about going to conservatory a few times, but I always decided against it in the end. At the moment, I devote myself generally to R&B, mainly to the Soul, Blues and Rock genres, but a lot is covered by these designations, thus I have great creative freedom. I am planning a few more singles and you can also look forward to a full-fledged album in the future. I write everything myself – the lyrics, melody and accompaniment harmony. Unfortunately, I do not play any instrument well enough so my music could not have been created without the help of a lot of great instrumentalists. I myself want to learn to play the piano and the guitar passably in the future, but if I have time, I certainly do not want to be limited to these instruments. But, above all, I want to devote myself to singing and attain a proper level of maturity as a singer.
On My Knees is my debut single, on which I cooperated with Boris Carloff. Sound-wise, I would consider it a song which slightly modernizes an otherwise acoustic vintage sound. The song is heavy-handed; the rhythm is very slow, and the instruments are a bit behind the times. The arrangement is primarily on a piano base with drums, onto which we crafted the sound by means of other instruments. I really liked Boris' idea to have an acoustic double bass, so there is also a live double bass there among other things. The keyboardist recorded the piano part at home; otherwise everything was recorded with Boris at the Soundevice studio. Genre-wise, it is a Soul ballad with a strong influence of Gospel; originally I started to write it as a romantic song, but it quickly grew into something very different. It became a song about growing up, about setting your own limits and the desire to repair difficult relations in the family. I entered Eurovision at my producer's instigation, but I didn't give it much of a chance. I jokingly refer to my song as being anti-radio: it has a slow groove and is acoustic, which is not often seen on commercial radio stations. When I received the news that I had been selected to the national round, I was sincerely (but pleasantly) surprised.
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Love for art brought me to the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory, where I am still studying and earn money by playing at company parties and by sewing clothing, shoes, in short anything. Last year I started cooperating with The Glowsticks and this year, after I was at Eurovision 2018 s Mikolas Jozef as a vocalist, I found other artists in Portugal with whom I cooperate today, of LXsound. In the near future, I am preparing a few new singles and right after that an Extended Play recording.
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Accompanying myself on the piano later gave me the possibility for composition. I was incited to find harmonies, musical words which would be closest to me. When, after about a year, I accumulated enough of my own songs, I approached the producer Matouš Godík. This brought about my debut album Waiting for the White Raven, which came out in 2016. For our collaboration I also brought in the string quartet Unique Quartet, with which I still perform live to this day. After conservatory I continued to the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory, branch of jazz singing. In 2017 I placed second in the category Discovery of the Year in the viewer poll Žebřík. This year I participated in the first Czech song writing camp, where we met the producer Viliam Béreš. We are now working on my second record. In addition to music, I am interested in fine arts; I regularly attend the courses of art history of the National Gallery and various exhibitions.
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Performer | Entry | Songwriter(s) | Jury | Public | Total |
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Lake Malawi | Friend of a Friend | Jan Steinsdoerfer, Maciej Mikolaj Trybulec, Albert Černý | 12 (8+19+6+12+ 12+8+6+12+ 12+12+10=108) | 10 | 22 |
Jakub Ondra | Space Sushi | Jakub Ondra, Michael Gubler, Boris Carloff, Viktor Dyk, Alasdair Bouch | 6 (10+1+1+4+ 4+3+10+3+ 2+3+8=49) | 12 | 18 |
Tomáš Boček | Don't Know Why | Tomáš Boček, Boris Carloff, Alasdair Bouch | 6 (4+8+4+2+ 2+1+2+10+ 4+8+4=49) | 3 | 9 |
Pam Rabbit | Easy to Believe | João Filipe de Carvalho, Pamela Koky | 10 (1+2+10+3+ 1+10+1+8+ 10+2+6=54) | 8 | 18 |
Jara Vymer | On My Knees | Jaroslav Vymer, Boris Carloff | 3 (6+6+8+1+ 8+4+3+1+ 1+1+1=40) | 4 | 7 |
Barbora Mochowa | True Colors | Barbora Mochowa, Viliam Béreš, Koos Kamerling | 12 (12+12+12+8+ 10+6+12+6+ 8+10+12=108) | 6 | 18 |
Hana Barbara | Poslední slova tobě (The last words to you) | Hana Schořová, Marcus Tran | 4 (3+3+3+6+ 6+2+4+4+ 6+6+2=45) | 3 | 7 |
Andrea Holá | Give Me a Hint | František Valena | 8 (2+4+2+10+ 3+12+8+2+ 3+4+3=53) | 4 | 12 |
Cesár Sampson (Austria 2018), Rasmussen (Denmark 2018), Zibbz (Switzerland 2018), Ira Losco (Malta 2002, 2016), Elina Nechayeva (Estonia 2018), AWS (Hungary 2018), Alma (France 2017), Ari Ólafsson (Iceland 2018), JOWST (Norway 2017), Ryan O'Shaughnessy (Ireland 2018), international public
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Биография
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Группа состоит из Альберта Черны (вокал, гитара), Йеронима Шубрта (бас-гитара и клавишные) и Антонина Грабала (ударные). Первоначальные участники группы Патрик Карпентски (гитара) и Павел Пилч (барабаны) покинули группу в 2016-2017 годах. Альберт Черны родился 17 февраля 1989 года в чешском сталелитейном городе Тршинец буквально на границе Словакии и Польши. Он является автором музыки и текстов песен Lake Malawi (а также ее предшественницы Charlie Straight). За свою работу он получил четыре премии Чешской музыкальной академии "Anděl", две премии "Slavík" и награду MTV.
Когда Альберту было пятнадцать, он играл в Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 со своим двоюродным братом, и тут появилась песня, которая навсегда изменила его жизнь. Когда он услышал "Scientist" от Coldplay, он точно знал, что он хочет сделать: выйти на сцену "Пирамида»" на фестивале в Гластонбери и петь! В течение 24 часов после того, как его первые демо, записанные в спальне, были выложены онлайн, Альберту позвонил менеджер Bandzone.cz. "Я не мог в это поверить. Мне было пятнадцать лет, когда я шел домой из школы, и один из самых влиятельных людей в чешской музыкальной индустрии спрашивал, может ли он cпродюсировать мой дебютный альбом", - рассказывает Альберт. Этот первый альбом, записанный с его недавно созданной группой Charlie Straight, получит три награды Anděl, чешский эквивалент Грэмми.
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В следующем году после своего создания, группа отправилась на знаменитые чешские фестивали Colours of Ostrava и Rock for People. Lake Malawi выступили на разогреве у группы Thirty Seconds To Mars в Праге в 2014 году. В мае 2015 года вышел ее дебютный EP We Are Making Love Again, который спродюсировали Мэтт Лоуренс (сотрудничал с Адель, Mumford & Sons и Элли Гулдинг) и Филип Джемрот (Make My Heart Explode) с синглом Chinese Trees, победившем в опросе за лучший новый трек на Amazing Radio. В 2015 году группе удалось выступить на фестивале The Great Escape в Бригтоне. Осенью того же года Lake Malawi отправились по Чехии с акустическим Furch Tour.
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Интервью
Новости
Помимо прочего, он сообщает, что в этом году будет применен "новый опыт демонстрации результатов конкурса в телеэфире, что сделает этот процесс более драматичным"
08/03: Представлен официальный видеоклип
Группа Lake Malawi будет представлять Чехию на конкурсе Песни Евровидение, который пройдет в мае в Тель-Авиве. Инди-поп-группа, созданная в 2013 году певцом и гитаристом Альбертом Черны, набрала наибольшее количество голосов в чешском национальном туре, оставив позади себя семь других финалистов. "Радио Прага" поговорило с вокалистом Lake Malawi об их успехе, начав с вопроса, почему они решили принять участие в конкурсе:
"Мы решили принять участие из-за песни "Friend of a Friend". Она понравилась нам, с того самого момента, как я сыграл демо для остальной части моей группы в машине. Я продолжал слушать ее снова и снова, пока моя девушка не сказала: "Ты должен что-то с этим сделать. Ты должен попробовать на Евровидение".
- Не могли бы вы рассказать немного больше о песне?
"Песня о дружбе, о теории, что достаточно иметь трех или четырех друзей, чтобы достичь кого-либо во всем мире. Поэтому, если твой друг знает кого-то, и этот человек знает кого-то, ты можешь достичь любого, о ком мечтаешь. Так что в этом смысле "Friend of a Friend" об этом. Но с другой стороны, это также о тех людях, с которыми мы сталкиваемся в нашей жизни, с которыми мы больше не общаемся. И эти друзья друзей действительно важны, хотя мы склонны забывать о них."
- Отличается ли эта песня от остальных песен, которые вы играете?
"Я думаю, что Friend of a Friend немного отличается от остального материала Lake Malawi, потому что она более радостная. И для меня это хорошо. Это также первая песня, которую я когда-либо написал с кем-то еще. У нее еще два автора: один - клавишник, в настоящее время играющий с Chinaski, а другой - польский продюсер. Мы написали ее вместе в лагере для написания песен, вот так это и произошло"
-Что для вас значит победа в чешском национальном отборе?
"Это огромная честь для нас. Это огромная честь, что наши фанаты поверили в нас и что мы получили поддержку людей по всей стране, и наших семей, конечно же. Они все проголосовали, и все они вместе сделали нас представителями Чехии на Евровидении 2019"
- Полуфинал Евровидения состоится в Тель-Авиве в мае, как вы будете готовиться к нему?
"Я собираюсь начать брать уроки вокала, потому что мне это нужно, пение довольно требовательно с точки зрения дыхания и интонации. Так что я начну с этого, и мы подумаем о шоу, о постановке, о том, как мы хотим, чтобы это сработало. И затем есть серия специальных промо мероприятий Евровидения в разных городах по всей Европе, таких как Мадрид и Лондон, где мы будем выступать с Lake Malawi, пытаясь найти международных фанатов, которые нам действительно понадобятся, чтобы преуспеть в финале."
Česká televize пригласила всех заинтересованных музыкантов, композиторов и продюсеров подавать заявки на участие в национальном отборе на Евровидение 2020.
Как сообщалось ранее, финал отбора 2020 будет проведен в рамках большого шоу, которое состоится 25 января 2020 в Forum Karlin в Праге и будет показано в прямом эфире.
Заявки принимаются до 30 июня 2019 по адресу escmusic@ceskatelevize.cz
Они должны соответствовать основным правилам Евровидения и не быть ранее представленными публике. Вещатель подчеркивает, что принимает песни в любом жанре - это может быть металл, фолк, диско, поп, эмо, трап и все что угодно.
28/01: Lake Malawi представят Чехию #ВКОпрос
27/01: Результаты 5
25/01: Результаты 4
24/01: Результаты 3
23/01: Результаты 2
22/01: Началось оглашение голосования международного жюри
07/01: Представлены финалисты отбора
21/12: Ян Борс: Состав участников ESCZ будет сильнейшим в Европе
19/12: В ESCZ примут участие 8 конкурсантов
08/12: Пресс-конференция ESCZ пройдет 7 января
В интервью ESCArena глава делегации Чехии Ян Борс рассказал о том, как проходит подготовка к национальному отбору ESCZ.
"Конечно, мы слышим голоса, призывающие нас к проведению более масштабного отбора, но как мы сказали, мы будем двигаться постепенно, шаг за шагом. Это не означает, что мы не хотим телевизионного отборочного шоу, но если мы решимся на него - оно должно быть высококлассным. Концепция этого шоу должна быть подготовлена очень тщательно, мы должны найти команду, определить его принципы, и, не в последнюю очередь - необходимое финансирование", говорит Борс.
"На отбор поступило свыше 300 песен всех жанров, и огромное количество песен от чешских авторов, свыше 60, что в два раза больше, чем в прошлом году. В некоторых случаях речь идет о международном сотрудничестве", говорит Борс, упоминая, что некоторые заявки были созданы на чешском авторском лагере, который провел Хонза Вавра.
В нем приняли участие такие авторы, как Ashley Hicklin (Бельгия 2010, 2014), Jeroen Swinnen (Бельгия 2010), Johnny K.Palmer (Венгрия 2011, Болгария 2016), Чешские авторы и исполнители Albert Černý, Barbora Mochowa, Gabriela Heclová, Jana Infield, Jan Steinsdörfer, Jan Vávra, Ondra Fiedler, Xindl X, венгерка Gabi Knoll, бельгийка Iousra Frouja, британцы James Harries и Jonathan Owusu-Yianomah, поляки Jan Bielecki и MINU и голландец Koos Kamerling. На лагере также были созданы песни и для отборов других стран.
Борс доволен и качеством заявок: "Я был очень удивлен увеличивающимся качеством песен. Когда я сравниваю с тем, что было у нас, когда мы только начинали, и то что люди присылают нам сейчас - то это полный прорыв".
28/10: Представитель будет выбран на онлайн-отборе ESCZ
Национальный отбор
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"Мы не предъявляем каких-либо ограничений по жанрам, мы ищем запоминающуюся песню, с какой-то изюминкой. Рецепта успеха на Евровидении не существует, и потому мы приглашаем всех чешских музыкантов вне зависимости от жанров подавать нам свои лучшие песни,", говорит глава делегации Ян Борс.
"Прошлогодний процесс вывел нас в финал, где мы едва не попали в топ 5. Система поиска и отбора молодых талантов доказала, что она работает, и я уверен, что она может создать множество звезд музыки", говорит Ян Потмешил, креативный продюсер участия Чехии в Евровидении. Глава делегации Ян Борс добавляет: "Прошлогодний успех в Евровидении нельзя недооценивать. Он показал, что даже не столь известный артист может создать песни, которые были бы интересны широкой публике не только в нашей стране, но и за рубежом. Я очень рад, что Миколас доказал, что он может совершить прорыв на этом конкурсе и привлек внимание к потенциалу Чехии, и я твердо уверен, что он смог мотивировать и других попробовать добиться успеха в этом международном конкурсе"
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"Успех Миколаса Йозефа на Евровидении 2018, который стал самым прослушиваемым чешским исполнителем всех времен и занял шестое место в финале в Лиссабоне вызвал огромное увеличение интереса к этому музыкальному конкурсу в Чехии. В этом году, в два раза больше чешских авторов подали заявки, их было более шестидесяти. Всего, со всех уголков мира поступило свыше трехсот песен. Качество полученных заявок было настолько велико, что в итоге мы решили выбрать восемь финалистов, а не шесть, как в прошлом году", объясняет креативный директор Ян Потмешил
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Исполнитель | Песня | Авторы | Жюри | Публика | Итого |
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Lake Malawi | Friend of a Friend | Jan Steinsdoerfer, Maciej Mikolaj Trybulec, Albert Černý | 12 (8+19+6+12+ 12+8+6+12+ 12+12+10=108) | 10 | 22 |
Jakub Ondra | Space Sushi | Jakub Ondra, Michael Gubler, Boris Carloff, Viktor Dyk, Alasdair Bouch | 6 (10+1+1+4+ 4+3+10+3+ 2+3+8=49) | 12 | 18 |
Tomáš Boček | Don't Know Why | Tomáš Boček, Boris Carloff, Alasdair Bouch | 6 (4+8+4+2+ 2+1+2+10+ 4+8+4=49) | 3 | 9 |
Pam Rabbit | Easy to Believe | João Filipe de Carvalho, Pamela Koky | 10 (1+2+10+3+ 1+10+1+8+ 10+2+6=54) | 8 | 18 |
Jara Vymer | On My Knees | Jaroslav Vymer, Boris Carloff | 3 (6+6+8+1+ 8+4+3+1+ 1+1+1=40) | 4 | 7 |
Barbora Mochowa | True Colors | Barbora Mochowa, Viliam Béreš, Koos Kamerling | 12 (12+12+12+8+ 10+6+12+6+ 8+10+12=108) | 6 | 18 |
Hana Barbara | Poslední slova tobě (The last words to you) | Hana Schořová, Marcus Tran | 4 (3+3+3+6+ 6+2+4+4+ 6+6+2=45) | 3 | 7 |
Andrea Holá | Give Me a Hint | František Valena | 8 (2+4+2+10+ 3+12+8+2+ 3+4+3=53) | 4 | 12 |
Сезар Сампсон (Австрия 2018), Расмуссен (Дания 2018), Zibbz (Швейцария 2018), Ира Лоско (Мальта 2002, 2016), Элина Нечаева (Эстония 2018), AWS (Венгрия 2018), Альма (Франция 2017), Ари Олафссон (Исландия 2018), JOWST (Норвегия 2017), Райан О'Шонесси (Ирландия 2018), международные зрители