2016 Czech Eurovision Contestant Announced

Gabriela Gunčíková will perform “I Stand” at the 61st edition of the European song contest

Dave Park

Written by Dave Park Published on 11.03.2016 10:13:16 (updated on 11.03.2016) Reading time: 1 minute

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22-year-old Czech singer Gabriela Gunčíková will represent the Czech Republic at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Stockholm from May 10-14, 2016.

Gunčíková was runner-up at the second edition of Česko Slovenská SuperStar in 2011 at the age of 18. She won a Český slavík for New Artist that year, and has since released two studio albums, Dvojí tvář and Celkem jiná.

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From 2014-5, she toured with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra as a vocalist.

The singer will perform the song I Stand at Eurovision, an English-language song with music by Christian Schneider and Sara Biglert and lyrics by Biglert and Aidan O’Connor.

The official video will be released later today, but here’s a short clip: 

The Czech Republic hasn’t had much luck in recent Eurovision contests.

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In 2010, the country withdrew from the contest citing low viewing numbers and poor results from their contestants. From 2007 to 2009, Kabát, Tereza Kerndlová, and Gipsy.cz all finished last or second-to-last in the semi-finals.

Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta carried the Czech Republic back into the contest last year, but it was hardly a triumphant return. They also failed to qualify for the finals. 

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