Song for the Origin 02

**Song for the Origin 02** was the second edition of the show Song for the Origin, the Czech selection method for The Origin Song Contest. It was used to choose the Czech representatives for the seventh edition of the contest. The show took place on 4th September 2019 and consisted of a single final with 6 entries.

The selection was won by the folk group Vesna with her song Morana. They represented the Czech Republic at The Origin Song Contest 07 in Minsk, Belarus.

## Background

On 10th April 2019, the Czech Republic confirmed their participation at The Origin Song Contest 07. It was also stated that it was likely another edition of the show Song for the Origin to be held in order to choose the Czech entry for the upcoming edition of TOSC. On 22nd May 2019, those claims were officially confirmed in a statement by the broadcaster ČT.

## Format

Song for the Origin 02 was the second edition of the contest. It was a single-night event and was held in the country's capital, Prague. Six songs participated in the final, with the international juries and the national televote voting for their favourite. The entry that obtained the highest score from both the jury and the public was declared the winner and was given the rights to represent the Czech Republic at The Origin Song Contest 07.

### Presenters

The show was presented by Song for the Origin 01 participants Lenka Konvičková and Mariana Prachařová.

## Competing entries

The Czech broadcaster announced that eight songs have been chosen after the song submission period. However, it was discovered that one of the eight chosen entries broke a fundamental TOSC rule and was ultimately disqualified. Moreover, one of the entries was withdrawn by the artist, which brought the number of songs down to six.

### Selected entries

The selected entries were revealed on 11th July 2019. Some of the more notable artists chosen were Viah, the winner of Song for the Origin 01, and Tereza Mašková, the presenter of the previous edition.

     *Winner*

 Gabi
 Ponk
 Tereza Mašková
 Vesna | "Morana"
 Viah | "Glowing in the Dark"

## Final

The final was held on 4th September 2019 in the O2 Arena in Prague.

### Results

The results' outcome was decided via combination of an eight-member international jury panel's vote and the country's televote. Following an intense jury voting sequence, Vesna were first with 65 points, only four more than second Gabi. After the televote, Vesna were declared as the winners, narrowly beating Gabi by a margin of 6 points. The televote was won by Tereza Mašková, who also completed the top 3.

### International jury vote

The international juries were chosen by the broadcaster on a number of different criteria. The selected juries were as follows:

* Belarus
* Belgium
* Greece
* Moldova
* Poland
* Slovakia

## Incidents

### Cyber attack

While the Polish spokesperson, the infamous Agata Dziarma Dziarmagowska, was presenting the country's jury votes, a few odd events occurred. First off, the green screen behind her changed from an image of Warsaw to a picture of a cat and then to two British pornographic actresses alongside an audio file of an explicit song. Later, the signal was disrupted and the connection with Poland was lost. Initially it was claimed that Belgian singer and smurf Mustii was in charge of the cyber attack; however, those claims were never confirmed.

### Diana Kalashová and Tereza Mašková feud

During an interview between host Lenka Konvičková and singer Diana Kalashová, Diana managed to drag down the entries of Tereza Mašková and Viah who also competed in the selection. This was not approved by Tereza who interrupted the interview and threatened Diana with assault. Tension escalated quickly afterwards and Diana sustained several injuries which had to be treated in hospital. The signal was purposely disrupted before the fight broke out, meaning that the violent scenes were not displayed on screen.