Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Czech Republic participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song" Hope Never Dies", written by Václav Noid Bárta and Tereza Šoralová.
The song was performed by Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta.
The Czech broadcaster Česká televize( ČT) announced in November 2014 that it would be returning the Eurovision Song Contest after a five- year absence.
The Czech entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria was selected via an internal selection.
The broadcaster invited composer Ondřej Soukup to head the creation and search for the Czech Republic's entry.
In January 2015, a five- member jury panel listened to the candidate songs and selected" Hope Never Dies" performed by Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta to represent the Czech Republic.
The entry was later presented to the public in March 2015.
In the second of the Eurovision semi-finals, Czech Republic failed to qualify to the final, placing thirteenth out of the 17 participating countries with 33 points.
Nina Belikova
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She was the bronze medallist at the 1995 European Cross Country Championships and led a Russian team including Alla Zhilyaeva and Yelena Baranova to the women's team title.
She was also a member of the Russian team for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1994 and 1995.
She helped the Russian women to fourth at the former edition, finishing 22nd, but fell down to 71st on her second appearance.
Yelena Rudkovskaya
Yelena Grigoryevna Rudkovskaya( born 21 April 1973 in Gomel) is a Belarusian swimmer and Olympic champion.
She competed at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, where she received a gold medal in 100 m breaststroke, and a bronze medal in 4×100 m medley relay.
Marta Jandová
Marta Verner( née Jandová; born 13 April 1974) is a Czech musician and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the German alternative rock band Die Happy.
She represented the Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 along with Václav Noid Bárta with the song" Hope Never Dies".
Jorge D'Alessandro
Roberto Jorge D' Alessandro di Ninno( born 28 July 1949) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is a current manager.
He played most of his career with Salamanca in Spain, appearing in nine La Liga seasons and more than 300 official games with the club.
He subsequently embarked in a managerial career in the same country, coaching several teams( including his main one).
Godwin Davy
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He made his international debut in a World Cup qualifying match against El Salvador, resulting in a lopsided match, losing 12- 0 in February 2008, and also played in the 4 – 0 loss to the same country in the return match in March 2008.
Willem Brakman
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Brakman received the P. C. Hooft Award in 1980.
He was born on June 13th, 1922 in The Hague, Netherlands, and died on May 8th, 2008 in the same country.
Yelena Oblova
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She competed in the" Elliott 6 m Class" at the 2012 Summer Olympics with her teammates Yekaterina Skudina and Yelena Syuzeva.
Ming Luhulima
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He made multiple recordings during his career.
One of the artists he was closely associated with was Rudi Wairata.
Not only did Luhulima come from the same country as Wairata, he also recorded music in the same genre.
He was also a member of the Amboina Serenaders and the Mena Moeria Minstrels.
He also led the Krontjong Ensemble Pantja Warna.
Irina Baskakova
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She did so alongside Irina Olkhovnikova, Olga Mineyeva and Yelena Didilenko, clocking a total time of 3:22.79.
A year later Baskakova repeated that feat at the inaugural World Championships, this time with Marina Ivanova- Kharlamova, Yelena Korban, and Mariya Kulchunova- Pinigina.

Question: Were Marta Jandová and Yelena Rudkovskaya from the same country?
Answer: no