There is the notion that Czechia will do well this year and will be a candidate for a Top-10 result.
There have been lots of discussions about the dance break, that has been added to the last minute of the song and whether that adds something to the song.
'KKG' is another example of half-baked entry, having a good initial idea/plan and then mod-way through realise that it gets so repetitive that they had to add the dance break to mask it somehow.
For that reason I do believe that the dance break works but this is not the songs problem.
I had the chance to watch the entry live in London Eurovision Party and was not impressed with the vocals or the choreo, which seems to be the final product.
Czechia is a borderline entry that will fight head to head with Denmark and Luxembourg for the last ticket.
It is a matter of who performs better that night and stills the show. My concern is that Czechia is one for the fans and not the casual viewers.
If they qualify, I do not think they have enough to break in the Top-10 with any of the two constituencies and for that reason, Top-10 is out of question. A 14th-18th placing feels more natural.
What do I see in my crystal ball?
Czechia finishing 10th-11th in the Semi - Final, currently in my non-qualifiers list.
Televoting Potential: 7/10
Jury Potential: 6.5/10
Staging Potential: 7/10
Momentum: 5/10
My Opinion: 6/10
Total: 31.5/50
What the fair winning chance % would be?
0.1%-0.2%
Best case scenario:
Top-15
Worst case scenario:
NQ
Pre-Contest estimated points:
SF: 35-65
F: J: 20-50 - PV: 30-50 - Tot: 50-100
Share your thoughts in the comments area. Czechia: A borderline qualifier or a bust?
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I'm glad you say it because i don't care at all who wins so i'm pretty objective and this is really not a good song.
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