Czech Gabriela Gunčíková to perform at Eurovision final on Saturday

Twenty-two year old pop-rock singer Gabriela Gunčíková will represent the Czech Republic at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night. This is the first time ever that the Czech Republic has made it to a Eurovision final. Gunčíková will perform the song I Stand, with music by Christian Schneider and Sara Biglert and lyrics by Biglert and Aidan O'Connor. The singer first got noticed in 2011 as runner-up in the Czecho-Slovak Superstar contest. She later studied with American vocal coach Ken Tamplin and joined the American progressive rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra as a touring vocalist. She has released two albums.