I stand

I stand
Gabriela Gunčíková
publication	March 12, 2016
length	3:00
Genre (s)	pop
Author (s)	Christian Schneider, Sara Biglert, Aidan O'Connor
Label	Webs Music

I Stand is a song by the Czech singer Gabriela Gunčíková from 2016. It was written by Christian Schneider, Sara Biglert and Aidan O'Connor. Gunčíková represented the Czech Republic at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm and reached 25th place in the final.

background

I stand was selected as the Czech representative at the Eurovision Song Contest in an internal selection of the national television broadcaster Česká televize (ČT) and a five-person jury of experts. The decision was announced on March 10, 2016. The next day the accompanying music video was released. Gabriela Gunčíková competed with the song in the first semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest with starting number 10. For the first time in the history of the ESC, the Czech Republic qualified for the final for the first time. In the final, however, she finished penultimate with 41 points.

Chart placements

Charts	Best placement	Weeks
Czech Republic	48	...

Others

Gabriela at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

• In the final, she was ranked 21st out of 26 by the international juries, while she wasn't last with a single point in the televoting.
• It is the first time that the Czech Republic has qualified for the final.
• The composition is written in 6/8 time.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Czech Republic release Eurovision 2016 teaser
2. ↑ Running order of the semi-finals revealed
3. ↑ Eurovision 2016 Semi-final 1 Results. Retrieved October 2, 2016 (American English). 

predecessor	Office	successor
Hope Never Dies ( Marta Jandová & Václav Noid Bárta )	Czech Republic at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016	My Turn ( Martina Barta )