Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
| Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Czech Television (ČT) | |||
| Country | Czech Republic | |||
| Selection process | Eurovision Song CZ 2019 | |||
| Selection date | 28 January 2019 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Friend of a Friend" | |||
| Artist | Lake Malawi | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (2nd, 242 points) | |||
| Final result | 11th, 157 points | |||
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The Czech Republic was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Friend of a Friend" written by Jan Steinsdoerfer, Mikołaj Trybulec and Albert Černý. The song was performed by the band Lake Malawi. The Czech broadcaster Česká televize (ČT) organised the national final Eurovision Song CZ 2019 in order to select the Czech entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. Eight entries competed in the national final and "Friend of a Friend" performed by Lake Malawi was announced as the winner on 28 January 2019 following the combination of votes from an eleven-member international jury panel and a public vote.
Czech Republic was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2019. Performing during the show in position 6, "Friend of a Friend" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 16 May. It was later revealed that Czech Republic placed second out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 242 points. In the final, Czech Republic performed in position 3 and placed eleventh out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 157 points.