Daniel Žižka

Daniel Žižka (born 20 January 2003) is a Czech singer-songwriter and actor. He represented the Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Crossroads".

Early life Žižka was born on 20 January 2003 in Prague. Since the age of 10, he has been writing songs and he has commented that "I decided I wanted to pursue music professionally when I was about fifteen, after I wrote my first song — once I was satisfied enough with it to have it professionally recorded... I've been writing songs since I was 10, though. I've always known I wanted to be an artist, and around sixth grade, I decided I wanted to study at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory. But I was also drawn to theater, and I wondered how I would manage it. In the end, I decided to combine the two and study musical theatre." and in January 2026 he was studying popular singing and composition at the J. Ježek Conservatory in Prague.

Career 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. and has worked as a vocal coach. and the song was released along with a music video.

"Crossroads" explores the idea of what happens when a person is standing "...at an imaginary crossroads and must choose a further path"; this theme is reflected in the stage performance which builds on ideas of reflection, illusion, and fragmentation. When asked "What are you seeing in these mirrors?" Žižka responded, "a lot of... choices, many possible realities, maybe something that can feel overwhelming. You don't know which way to go, many options in life".

After participating in the second semi-final on 14 May 2026, he qualified for the final on 16 May. At the end of the final, he placed 16th out of 25 participants, with 113 points: 104 points from the juries and 9 from the televoting. His performance in the final was affected by several technical issues: and although the Czech delegation submitted a request to perform again, they were denied to do so.

Discography Singles Credits taken from Apple Music.

Title Year Album "Wrong" 2019 "Go On" 2020 "Airplane" "Aim" 2021 "Pierrot"(with Barbora Mochowa) 2023 "Talk" 2024 "23:23" 2025 "Never Felt Like Less" "Crossroads" 2026 "Since We've Changed"