Radio Prague : Hit of the Century

Radio Prague started new series of Song called Hit of the Century . Listeners will get closely acquainted with hit songs across 100 years of Czechoslovakia’s and the Czech Republic’s existence – one song for every year since the country was founded.

Hit of the Century : Picture from Radio Prague web

Hit of the Century

The year 2018 marks the centenary of the establishment of the independent Czechoslovak Republic. It was a period of great historical cataclysm, breakthroughs and economic changes. However, over the past decades the Czechs, or the Czechoslovak, have also had fun dancing, singing and enjoying entertainment. All of them will recall in the broadcasts.  To make it fun for the listeners, viewers, followers and the supporters of Radio Prague, Radio Cz comes with a poll.

Each weekday, on Radio Prague’s website and in their broadcast, they will gradually introduce a total of one hundred songs. All of them are to make a mark in the history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. In the weekend music specials will offer  a summary of the songs played that week and vote for the best one

Each Sunday, participants will be able to vote in this new series “Hit of the Century”. This series covering 100 years of music in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic.

Rule for Voting

Before participating the contest please read the following rules:

• Each Sunday, participants will be able to vote in Radio Prague’s new series “Hit of the Century.
• Each episode will feature five hit songs, by decade, beginning with 1918 to 1928.
• After 100 songs are broadcast, two semi-finals will decide the top hits from the period of 1918 to 1968 and from 1968 to 2018.
• Six songs will reach the final
• Listeners will choose a single winner: the most popular Czech song of the century.

How to take part in this contest

Visit the following link to take part in this contest. Ten participants will receive CDs of the most successful songs recorded in a new musical arrangement on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia in October of 1918.

Take Part with the link: Radio Prague Hits of the Century Contest