REVIEWING THE CLASS OF 2015: CZECH REPUBLIC!

The Czechs are undoubtedly the least successful country in Eurovision. They've come last twice (got nil points in 2009) and therefore decided to throw in the towel. Until this year... The Czech Republic are back and better than ever - even though that's not a hard task.Will Marta and Václav be the first Czechs to qualify? Here's our thoughts....

Ana: I don’t like this song and I don’t like their voices either, specially the one of Vlad. Although I don’t use to like this kind of ballads, this one is absolutely boring and forgettable in my opinion. They’ll need an amazing staging if the want to fight for a place in the final. 3/10

Ilkar: Another duet but a great comeback for Czech Republic, their best effort to date and most likely qualifier for the final, their first. Both are experienced singers with good voices. His voice especially is very memorable. As are memorable their physical attributes; boobs and arms. Somehow I wish they would have dared go for rockier sound in the arrangement as this is clearly a hardrock ballad. Rougher sounds in the backing track would have been a good option to stand out even more. 8/10

Jack: It's true, Hope Never Dies for the Czech Republic. Good song, decent vocals and I'd love to see them in the final. Yet I somehow have a feeling they won't make the final and will withdraw next year... I really hope I'm wrong about this though! It's great to have 'em back! 6/10

Jess: I am not a big lover of this song itself, however I do think that both Marta & Vaclav's voices work really well together. 5/10

John: Undoubtedly the best that the Czechs have sent to Eurovision, this lovely ballad is contemporary and easy on the ears. For all of that it lacks a “special something” that will allow it to stand out from all of the other ballads. I reckon it will be a run of the mill event on the ESC stage but I hope I am wrong! 7/10

OUR VERDICT - 29/50
OVERALL SCORE - 5.8/10

Czech Republic: 'Hope Never Dies' video-clip presented!

Who would have thought this time last year that the Czech Republic would return with two of their biggest stars and an awesome song? At first, I was a bit undecided on Marta Jandová, Václav Noid Bárta's entry but after a few listens I think it's pretty amazing. WATCH HERE!

Czech Republic: Listen to 'Hope Never Dies'!

The Czech entry has been revealed today. You can listen to it here. The video-clip for Marta Jandová & Václav Noid Bárta's entry will be released tomorrow. It's one of the better ones I think.. Welcome back, Czech Republic! :-)

Czech Republic: 'Hope Never Dies' to be presented on 10th March!

Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta will reveal Hope Never Dies on 10th March. The Czechs are aiming to return with a bang - and with these two, I reckon we're in for something very special! The video-clip has already been filmed and this is what Biser A. Arichtev, the videos director, had to say about it: 

The music video will be about a couple, which faces a complicated season of their life. At the end they will find their way to each other again, so yes, it will end happily. We spent two days on preparations and one day on filming, with five more days planned for postproduction. I don’t feel that the video will be popular in Eurovision. My aim was to present a beautiful visualisation of a duet, which has been amazingly sung by Vaclav Noid Barta and Marta Jandova

MARTA JANDOVÁ AND VÁCLAV NOID BÁRTA TO REPRESENT THE CZECH REPUBLIC!

Who expected this? Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta will represent the Czech Republic in Vienna. Hope Never Dies is the selected song and it will be released within due course. Marta is pretty popular in Germany and fronts the band Die Happy, who were reasonable for the big hit Halt Dich An Mir Fest some years ago. She's so excited for Eurovision and had this to say....

For ten years, I have been living in Germany where everybody watches Eurovision, including the toughest rockers who always have a six-pack to go with their TV. It is a major evening for them, one of the reasons probably being they've already won twice. To know that a lot of my German friends will be watching makes the whole thing twice as interesting for me!

Václav Noid Bárta has composed the Czech entry, along with Ondrej Soukup, and is a 34 year old singer who originates from Prague. Here's what he said regarding his upcoming participation in the contest:

I’m really happy, it’s an honour for me. Together with Marta, who’s really experienced, we’ll do the best we can for the Czech Republic. It’s not a big tradition here yet, but I’ve seen it from friends abroad. It’s almost like a national holiday for them.

So the Czechs are returning with a rock ballad?