Czechia breaks with ESCZ national selection for Eurovision 2025 [Video]

Last year Czechia decided its Eurovision 2025 artist with a televised selection inside a club, which ultimately resulted in Aiko singing “Pedestal” in Malmo. But today the team at Czech Television revealed they won’t be using the ESCZ format against ahead of Basel. Instead, they are bypassing a national selection and will go internal with a closed-door selection process.

In an official press release, the team said this is to ensure “that we can allocate resources more effectively towards staging and promotion.”

Last year’s national final was criticised by many fans for its poor sound quality. However, others saw it as an exciting step in growing the contest’s following in Czechia — and one that helped build hype among Eurofans across the continent. 

The submission period for potential songs is now open. The deadline is 30 September at 23:59.

After six successful editions of ESCZ, Czech Television’s management board and …