
Czech Republic participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song „Have Some Fun“ written by Gordon Pogoda and Stano Šimor. The song was performed by Tereza Kerndlová. The Czech broadcaster Česká televize (ČT) organised the national final Eurosong 2008 in order to select the Czech entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. Ten entries competed in the national final which took place on 26 January 2008 and „Have Some Fun“ performed by Tereza Kerndlová was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.
Czech Republic was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 22 May 2008. Performing during the show in position 8, „Have Some Fun“ was not announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Czech Republic placed eighteenth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 9 points.
Eurosong 2008
Eurosong 2008 was the national final organised by ČT in order to select the Czech entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. Ten entries participated in the competition which took place on 26 January 2008 at the Prazské Výstavište in Prague, hosted by Aleš Háma and Katerina Kristelová with the winner selected exclusively via a public vote. The show was broadcast on ČT1 as well as streamed online via the broadcaster’s website ceskatelevize.cz.
Competing entries
Screenwriter and producer Martin Hrdinka was assigned as the project manager for the national final and managed the selection process of the competing entries. Ten artists were invited by ČT to compete and the entries were presented to the public during a press conference on 3 January 2008. Among the competing artists were Gipsy.cz, L.B.P. and Sámer Issa who have all competed in the previous edition of Eurosong.
Final
The final took place on 26 January 2008. Ten entries competed and the winner, „Have Some Fun“ performed by Tereza Kerndlová, was determined entirely by a public vote via SMS held from 3 January 2008. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show was opened by singer Ewa Farna, while the band Elán which represented Slovakia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 performed as the interval act. Kabát, which represented Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, was featured as a guest during the show.
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
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1 | Sámer Issa | „Pick a Star“ | Madalena Joao | – |
2 | Tereza Kerndlová | „Have Some Fun“ | Gordon Pogoda, Stano Šimor | Winner |
3 | Le Monde | „Another Chance“ | Tom Malar, Derrick Wilson, Peter Fider | – |
4 | Iva Frühlingová | „Partir et revenir“ | François Welgryn, Jérôme Degey | – |
5 | Temperamento | „Další den prijde“ | Azi, Loco | – |
6 | L.B.P. | „Don’t Leave Me“ | Markéta Poulíčková | – |
7 | Gipsy.cz | „Benga Beating“ | Radoslav Banga | – |
8 | Toxique | „Two Sides“ | Klára Vytisková | – |
9 | Čechomor | „Józef, mój kochany“ | František Černý, Karel Holas | – |
10 | Daniel Nekonecný | „Holiday“ | Daniel Nekonecný | – |