Last week Czech Republic broadcaster CT revealed details of ESCZ 2019, the online national final format for Eurovision 2019. Now the broadcaster has confirmed that almost 300 songs have been received for the national final.

The broadcaster shared the news with fans on its official Facebook page. It wrote that, “Yesterday morning was the deadline for song registration. The numbers were breathtaking. There are almost 300 songs, of which about 60 come from Czech musicians, which is twice as much as last year!!! We really appreciate it and we are thrilled to have so many talented musicians, producers and bands. Picking the finalists for ESCZ won’t be easy.”

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Posted by Eurovision Song Contest Czech Republic on Thursday, November 1, 2018

The tally of almost 300 songs is down from the more than 400 submissions last year. But this follows an overall trend this season of slightly lower national final song submission numbers, including Melodifestivalen, Supernova and Eesti Laul.

However, there is good news in the numbers. ESCZ 2019 received around 60 entries from Czech musicians, around double that of the 36 local entries received last year. One of those entries was Mikolas Josef’s self-written song “Lie to Me”. The success of Mikolas at Eurovision 2018 may have inspired his musical compatriots to follow in his footsteps.

CT’s Facebook poll also asked fans how many acts they thought would be in the national final: six (just like 2018) or eight? The poll results say that 24% of fans thought six acts, while 76% went for eight.

Whether it’s six or eight, the selected competing acts will be revealed in early January 2019 and the videos will be made available in the official Eurovision app. Viewers — both in the Czech Republic and internationally — will be able to listen to and vote on the competing songs. At the same time, an international jury will also assess and vote on the songs.

Only votes cast from the Czech Republic will be counted as part of the televote, however fan votes made from outside Czechia will count as one jury member and will contribute to the overall jury tally.

The votes will be tallied up and the winning act will be announced at the end of January.

What do you think? Would you like to see eight acts competing in the Czech national final? Tell us your thoughts below!

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Fatima
Fatima
5 years ago

They’re the new Bulgaria

Polegend Godgarina
Polegend Godgarina
5 years ago

I just hope they won’t be a one year wonder and that they’ll maintain consistent success. They’re an interesting and dynamic music market.

EurovisionBenny_AUT
EurovisionBenny_AUT
5 years ago

Better less songs overall and more songs from local songwriters than the other way around. Personally, I would like to see eight songs in the selection! Best of luck Czech Republic for 2019 🙂

Mr. Vanilla Bean
Mr. Vanilla Bean
5 years ago

Cool. The 60 are still more than what Estonia got. 😛 BUT of course, you just need one good song, the numbers don’t matter. I imagine a lot of the 240 are from the usual awful song peddlers invading Eurovision with their garbage. So please, CZ, go with YOUR musicians unless of course a foreigner gave you something amazing.

Jo.
Jo.
5 years ago

We love Eurovision emerging markets. Not sure if they’re ready to host, but Prague should get it all soon.

Jo.
Jo.
5 years ago
Reply to  Jo.

and kudos to Jan Bors who seems to be a true visionary.

Hrvatska
Hrvatska
5 years ago

The Czech Republic in sixth place will give them more motivation, in 2019 and it hurts me that Slovakia does not want to be on esc, it’s just a will to stand next to and not get inspired by neighbors

Davve
Davve
5 years ago

Its nice that the country shows interest

ESCFan2009 (male, 22, German)
ESCFan2009 (male, 22, German)
5 years ago
Reply to  Davve

I’m glad that Mikolas was that great in Lisbon, I feel like this has given ESCZ the push that they needed 🙂 Go for Gold in 2019 <3