Biography
Daniel Žižka (born 2003) is a Czech singer-songwriter and actor. He represents the Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Crossroads" after the Czech participating broadcaster, Czech Television, internally selected it for the contest.
Žižka's indie pop and pop/soul debut EP is due to be released towards the end of August 2026 with singles to be released in the lead up to the EP being released. The EP was also performed live for the first time in Prague, in January 2026.
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On 11 March 2026, Žižka was announced as the Czech representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Crossroads" and the song was released along with a music video. The selection of Žižka and the song, written together with Viliam Béreš, was determined by the combination of votes from an international jury of music professionals from three countries following an audition round at the Czech Television studios.
The song writing process for "Crossroads" took approximately a year and a half and after this period it took a further six months to produce the song. When asked whether he kept revisiting the song during this period that he was writing it, Žižka responded "Yes... ...there was so many versions. First, I had the initial like riff or the motive that kind of led the songwriting process on and, uh I wanted to have it, this like, major to minor tonality. Uh, so I kept exploring with the harmony and I felt like there was so many options, too many ways. Uh, and then some lyrics started popping up and then it kind of just happened..."
The song explores the idea of what happens when a person is standing "...at an imaginary crossroads and must choose a further path."
Žižka has also acted in various roles on television and has worked as a vocal coach.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.