CZECH Republic, now known as Czechia, is represented by Vesna in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
The band is hoping to score high in the competition, which is taking place in Liverpool.
Who are Vesna's band members?
Vesna is a Czech group founded in 2016 by Patricie Fuxová.
Fuxová wanted to create a female band that reclaimed femininity and Slavic sisterhood.
Bára Šůstková, Andrea Šulcová and Tanita Yankovová were the first members of the Czech group, but in 2018, Andrea and Tanita left.
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They were replaced by pianist Olesya Ochepovská and drummer Markéta Vedralová.
In 2023, Tanita Yankovová returned to the group along with newcomer Tereza Čepková.
The members of the band come from the Czechia, Slovakia, and Russia.
Which song is Vesna performing in Eurovision 2023?
Vesna performed their song My Sister's Crown in the first semi-final - and made it through to the finals on Saturday, May 13, 2023.
The track was written as a protest against gender equality.
Speaking about their upcoming performance, Vesna said: “This is the greatest honour for us to represent the Czech Republic in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
"Thank you fans from all around the world for your support and votes. We are ready for you Liverpool.”
What are Vesna famous for?
The group has released two albums, including duets with Vojta Dyk and Frantisek Cerný (Cechomor).
In 2019, they received a nomination for the Andel Awards and were chosen as the opening act for Scandinavian singer Aurora.
They released their second album, Anima, which was released in 2020.
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After the second album, they released several singles such as Vse stoji (Ne dojamem) (2021) and Pomiluj mě, Love me and Забудь её (2022).
Is Vesna lead singer Patricie Fuxová married and does she have children?
Patricie has been married to Manzele Kanok since 2022.
Together they share an adorable border collie.
When did Czechia join Eurovision and has it ever won?
Czechia entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 2007.
In their first year as well as in 2009 the nation finished last.
They took a short break from the contest and returned in 2015.
They gained a large amount of popularity since Mikolas Josef’s participation in 2018, with his song Lie To Me.
He ended up finishing sixth place - the highest-ever result for Czechia.
Which countries are competing in the first Eurovision semi-final?
Here’s who performed in the first semi-final and what they’ll be singing…
- Norway – Queen Of Kings, Alessandra
- Malta – Dance (Our Own Party), The Busker - OUT
- Serbia – Samo Mi Se Spava, Luke Black
- Latvia – Aija, Sudden Lights - OUT
- Portugal – Ai Coracao, Mimicat
- Ireland – We Are One, Wild Youth - OUT
- Croatia – Mama SC! – Let3
- Switzerland – Watergun, Remo Forrer
- Israel – Unicorn, Noa Kirel
- Moldova – Soarele si Luna, Pasha Parfeni
- Sweden – Tattoo, Loreen
- Azerbaijan – Tell Me More, TuralTuranX - OUT
- Czechia – My Sister’s Crown, Vesna
- Netherlands – Burning Daylight, Dion Cooper and Mia Nicolai - OUT
- Finland – Cha Cha Cha, Kaarija