Česká televize has released a short snippet of the Czech staging for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 after rehearsals have taken place in Vienna.
Posting on social media, the Czech delegation has released a small snippet of Daniel Zizka’s performance for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The clip shows a short moment of his performance of “Crossroads” on TV, as well as a look at the wider staging from within the arena. Czechia had their first rehearsal yesterday at the Wiener Stadthalle.
Who is Daniel Žižka?
Daniel Žižka was born in Prague. He initially studied musical theatre at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory, but eventually started writing and performing his own music.
Žižka released his debut single “Pierrot” in 2023. He has since released more singles over the following years, such as “Talk” and “23:23”. The Czech magazine Headliner described Žižka as one of the future talents of the Czech music scene. He is currently working on his debut EP.
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Czechia first competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007. They achieved their best result at the contest with Mikolas Josef coming 6th in Lisbon 2018 with the song “Lie to Me”. Gabriela Gunčíková took Czechia to their first final in 2016. This came after a three year run of non-qualifications between 2007 and 2009, and missing out on a place in the final on their return in 2015. Until 2023, the nation took part under the name Czech Republic.