Prior to the 2019 Contest , Czech Republic had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest seven times since its first entry in . The nation competed in the contest on three consecutive occasions between 2007 and 2009 without qualifying to the final : in 2007 Kabát performing " Malá dáma " placed 28th ( last ) in the semi-final achieving only one point , in 2008 Tereza Kerndlová performing " Have Some Fun " placed 18th ( second to last ) in her semi-final scoring nine points , in 2009 Gipsy.cz performing the song " Aven Romale " placed 18th ( last ) in their semi-final failing to score any points . The Czech broadcaster withdrew from the contest between 2010 and 2014 citing reasons such as low viewing figures and poor results for their absence . In 2015 , Czech Republic returned to the contest and once again failed to qualify to the final with the song " Hope Never Dies " performed by Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta , placing 13th in their semi-final with 33 points . In 2016 , Czech Republic was represented by Gabriela Gunčíková and the song " I Stand " . The country qualified for the final and placed 25th out of 26 entries . This marked the first qualification to the final for the Czech Republic since they debuted in the contest in 2007 . In 2018 , Czech Republic was represented by Mikolas Josef with the song " Lie to Me " . The song finished in sixth place with 281 points , achieving their highest finish in the contest and their first appearance in the top ten
I Stand
I Stand (song)
Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019