Czech Republic CZECH REPUBLIC 2016 - Gabriela Gunčíková - I Stand

[tuorem]

2nd place past results in the 2010's:

2nd 2010 (15th place)
2nd 2011 (6th place)
2nd 2012 (24th place)
2nd 2013 (22nd place)
2nd 2014 (16th place)
2nd 2015 (25th place)

Random draw or not, it's still kinda difficult to thwart the curse overall. :?

 

[sapsan]

All of my TOP-10 got bad draw or didn't qualify at all in spite of entries which I sincerely hate.
2 position for Gabriella who lost her chances for TOP-10 of the Final killed this day of my life . What a failure, What a sadness for me.

 

[MyHeartIsYours]

Gabriela's another one of this year's contestants who can give a stunning vocal, however, I don't think the song is as memorable as some other songs, for instance Australia, and as a result, the Czech Republic won't get as many points as it perhaps deserves on vocal ability.

Final Verdict

8 points
Position I want: 11th
Position I think: 9th​

 

[Dutchball]

Bottom 5? Are you kidding me? Maybe in televoting but definitely not in jury voting. I predict that it will end up like 2013

I hope so but look at the bookies... and what everybody on the forum thinks...

 

[RainyWoods]

2nd place past results in the 2010's:

2nd 2010 (15th place)
2nd 2011 (6th place)
2nd 2012 (24th place)
2nd 2013 (22nd place)
2nd 2014 (16th place)
2nd 2015 (25th place)

Random draw or not, it's still kinda difficult to thwart the curse overall. :?

*looks up songs*

Czech Republic can beat the curse I think. Something, Sound of our Hearts.. Cheesecake!? Performing second certainly doesn't help a song but from my memory none of these second slot performers were contenders anyway. Dino managed 6th from this slot. I still believe (have everything crossed) that Gabriela can reach the top 10. I don't think people will forget this thanks to the striking staging and the juries will place it high.

I am angry though how this has happened. Historic moment, first time we have Czech Republic in the final and they've thrown their stunning song under the bus. We need to return to a random draw. I don't care if similar songs get placed together, and it's not as though they're doing a perfect job with their ordering at the moment anyway. It boggles the mind why they would put Latvia and Ukraine together. Two moody, sparse electronic numbers led by soulful voices.

 

[Dutchball]

Count on my vote tonight!

 

[Ritararita]

Count on my vote tonight!

That´s the enthusiasm we want to see. Not the usual "they´ve got the dead spot, it´s all over." Thank you.

 

[LalehForWD]

Happy Gabriela made it to the final. When I first heard the song I sensed the symphonic metal vibes from her, looked her up and yes indeed there they were. Her act is simple and elegant which proves the talent and taste behind (sorry but contrary to previous years thank the gods). I say good luck tonight!

 

[tuorem]

That´s the enthusiasm we want to see. Not the usual "they´ve got the dead spot, it´s all over." Thank you.

Hey Don't be mad at me Ritararita! I was simply expressing my disappointment about your starting position. But as RainyWoods say, Gabriela will hopefully not be negatively affected by that, she has the means to do it.

I wish you good luck for tonight

 

[Dutchball]

That´s the enthusiasm we want to see. Not the usual "they´ve got the dead spot, it´s all over." Thank you.

Haha no problemo. I wouldn't mind her breaking the #2 curse. Thanks to you and your country for giving me a wonderful song that is probably one of my favorite songs ever.

You're still #2 in my ranking but honestly you're virtually tied for first

 

[cassio]

I think its great that Czech has qulifyed however whit so many good songs this year i think czech is inding up between place 20 and 26

 

[Mii11]

Tonight, I will be voting for Gabča

 

[Oshawott]

I'll be voting for her tonight, hope she can snatch at least a few points from Croatia.

 

[megzpegz]

At moments like this, I'm proud of my Czech ancestry

Im guessing your half czech then?

 

[Mii11]

Im guessing your half czech then?

No Good guess though

 

[musicfan]

I liked it more in this performance, will have to watch it again to see if it has really grown on me.

 

[SaladBreak]

Croatian commentator giving us indirect suggestions to vote for Czech

 

[GWTW1939]

How humiliating

first they dump her 2nd and then announce she got 0 points in televoting. Poor Gabriela x0s

 

[Ritararita]

Hey Don't be mad at me Ritararita!

I am not! Don´t worry.

 

[nofuxCZ]

That 0 hurt. But I'm still happy we were in the final - that was our goal for this year and we succeeded and the added bonus is we didn't finish last in the final