Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Poland | |
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Participating broadcaster | TVP |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 21 (14 finals) |
First appearance | 1994 |
Highest placement | 2nd: 1994 |
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TVP page | |
Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 |
Poland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 21 times since its debut in 1994. Although Poland did not become a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) until 1993, earlier contests had often been broadcast on Telewizja Polska (TVP), the Polish broadcaster.
Poland's debut in the contest in 1994 remains its most successful entry, with Edyta Górniak finishing second. This remains Poland's only top five result in the contest. The country reached the top ten for the second time with Ich Troje finishing seventh in 2003. Poland then failed to qualify from the semi-finals in six out of seven years between 2005 and 2011, before withdrawing from the contest in 2012 and 2013. Since returning in 2014, Poland had qualified for the final for four consecutive years (2014–2017), achieving a third top ten finish in 2016, with Michał Szpak finishing eighth. The country failed to qualify for the final for the seventh time in 2018.
History
The first ever performance by Poland was at the 1994 contest: Edyta Górniak's song was also by far the most successful for Poland to date, receiving 166 points and placing second. Poland was almost disqualified that year though; there was no free-language rule in operation at the time, and a furor erupted at the dress rehearsal when Górniak sung the second half of "To nie ja!" in English. Six national delegations formally petitioned for Poland to be disqualified; however Eurovision rules required a majority of delegations (13 in this case) to complain before the European Broadcasting Union could examine the case for disqualification, so Poland was allowed to remain.
Subsequent Polish entries were less successful, placing between 11th and 20th.Poland returned to Eurovision following an enforced one-year absence 2002.
For the 2003 contest Poland organized its first public selection for Eurovision entry; It was no surprise when the group Ich Troje won the public vote ahead of Blue Café,placing 7th of 26 countries in the final.This placing allowed Poland to skip the semi-final of the 2004 contest, automatically qualifying for the final.
The polish entry for the 2004 contest was again selected through National Final,the winner of Krajowe Eliminacje was Blue Café with "Love Song".Group could not replicate Ich Troje's 7th place, receiving only 27 points and placing 17th.
In 2005 TVP went back to an internal selection, picking "Czarna dziewczyna", a multilingual song performed in Polish and Russian.Poland competed first time at the semi-final. The song just missed out on a place in the final, coming 11th in the semi-final with 81 points only 4 point behind Latvia.
Poland's 2006 entry with the comeback of the public vote on TVP, Ich Troje were chosen again in 2006 with song "Follow My Heart", but could not repeat their 7th place from 2003 failed to qualify for the final, coming 11th with 70 points in the semi-final only 5 point behind Macedonia.Poland's 2007 entry, "Time To Party", sung by The Jet Set, only finished 14th in the semi-final.
Poland's only appearance in the final between 2005 and 2011, was in 2008. Even then, its song ("For Life", sung by Isis Gee) placed a lowly 24th.
In the 2009,Poland selected Lidia Kopania and her song "I Don't Wanna Leave" performed in the second semi-final on 14 May 2009, however she failed to qualify finished 12th with 43 points.
The 2010 entry for Poland was Marcin Mroziński with song "Legenda",country performed in the first semi-final on 25 May 2010 but he didn't qualify for the final, finishing 13th with 44 points.
In 2011, Poland was represented by Magdalena Tul,and the country's entry was sung in Polish. Her song was called "Jestem", translated as "I'm",although initially a favorite with bookmakers, "Jestem" failed to qualify finished last 19th with 18 points in the first semi-final. This is the worst Polish result to date.
Members of the Polish OGAE have said at their annual convention that they would like Edyta Górniak to represent Poland for a second time. For years it was unknown if Górniak would enter Eurovision again,[1] until when in 2016 she made a second attempt at representing her country in the contest, placing third in the national final.
Withdrawal
In December 2011, it was announced that Poland would not compete at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku. The Polish broadcaster stated that having to organize the European Football Championship 2012 (hosted by Poland and Ukraine) was a major factor in their withdrawal.[2] TVP informed esctoday.com that their decision to abstain does not hamper their chances of being back in 2013, thus leaving the door open for a return. However, Poland confirmed on 22 November 2012, that it will not be participating in 2013.[3]
Return
TVP, the Polish national broadcaster has confirmed on 5 December 2013 that Poland will return to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014.[4][5] On 25 February, it was announced that Donatan and Cleo would represent Poland with their song "My Słowianie".[6] They qualified for the final placing 8th with 70 points which is only the second time Poland has qualified for the final, the last time was 2008. Donatan and Cleo performed 9th in the final and ended up placing 14th of 26 with 62 points,they fared clearly better with the televoters, coming 3rd in the semi-final and 5th in the final respectively.
In 2015 TVP selected Monika Kuszyńska and her song "In The Name Of Love" internally as well. She was the first ever Eurovision participant to sit in a wheelchair during her performance, due to the fact that she was paralyzed after being involved in a serious car accident in 2006.Monika performed last at the second semi-final on 21 May 2015 and qualified for the final placing 8th with 57 points and came 23rd of 27 in the final receiving ten points. Just like Donatan and Cleo she fared clearly better with the televoters, coming 4th in the semi-final and 15th in the final respectively.
In 2016 TVP went back to an national final, Michał Szpak won Krajowe Eliminacje.Szpak performed second at the second semi-final on 12 May 2016, and qualified for the final by finishing in sixth place on 151 points. In the final on 14 May 2016, he performed twelfth and placed 8th of 26 with 229 points gave the 3rd best result for Poland.Just like previous representatives he fared clearly better with the televoters,coming 4th in the semi-final and 3rd in the final respectively.
In 2017 they continued national final, Kasia Moś won final.Moś performed eleventh at the first semi-final on 9 May 2017 She qualified for the final placing 9th with 119 points.In the final on 13 May 2017, she performed second and came 22nd of 26 with 64 points.She fared clearly better with the televoters, coming 6th in the semi-final and 12th in the final respectively.
Poland's run of qualifications came to an end in 2018, when the song "Light Me Up" by Polish DJ Gromee and Swedish vocalist Lukas Meijer failed to qualify from the second semi-final, placing 14th with 81 points.It is the first Polish entry since return to not qualify for the final.
Contestants
- Table key
Year | Artist | Language | Title | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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1994 | Edyta Górniak | Polish | "To nie ja!" | 2 | 166 | No semi-finals | |
1995 | Justyna Steczkowska | Polish | "Sama" | 18 | 15 | ||
1996 | Kasia Kowalska | Polish | "Chcę znać swój grzech..." | 15 | 31 | 15 | 42 |
1997 | Anna Maria Jopek | Polish | "Ale jestem" | 11 | 54 | No semi-finals | |
1998 | Sixteen | Polish | "To takie proste" | 17 | 19 | ||
1999 | Mietek Szcześniak | Polish | "Przytul mnie mocno" | 18 | 17 | ||
2000 | Did not participate | ||||||
2001 | Andrzej Piaseczny | English | "2 Long" | 20 | 11 | ||
2002 | Did not participate | ||||||
2003 | Ich Troje | German, Polish, Russian | "Keine Grenzen-Żadnych granic" | 7 | 90 | ||
2004 | Blue Café | English, Spanish | "Love Song" | 17 | 27 | Top 11 Previous Year[a] | |
2005 | Ivan & Delfin | Polish, Russian | "Czarna dziewczyna" | Failed to qualify | 11 | 81 | |
2006 | Ich Troje feat. Real McCoy | English, Polish, German, Russian, Spanish | "Follow My Heart" | 11 | 70 | ||
2007 | The Jet Set | English | "Time To Party" | 14 | 75 | ||
2008 | Isis Gee | English | "For Life" | 24 | 14 | 10 | 42 |
2009 | Lidia Kopania | English | "I Don't Wanna Leave" | Failed to qualify | 12 | 43 | |
2010 | Marcin Mroziński | English, Polish | "Legenda" | 13 | 44 | ||
2011 | Magdalena Tul | Polish | "Jestem" | 19 | 18 | ||
Did not participate between 2012 and 2013 | |||||||
2014 | Donatan and Cleo | Polish, English | "My Słowianie - We Are Slavic" | 14 | 62 | 8 | 70 |
2015 | Monika Kuszyńska | English | "In the Name of Love" | 23 | 10 | 8 | 57 |
2016 | Michał Szpak | English | "Color of Your Life" | 8 | 229 | 6 | 151 |
2017 | Kasia Moś | English | "Flashlight" | 22 | 64 | 9 | 119 |
2018 | Gromee feat. Lukas Meijer | English | "Light Me Up" | Failed to qualify | 14 | 81 | |
2019 |
- NOTE: If a country won the previous year, they did not have to compete in Semi Finals, or back in the early 2005-2007 era, countries who did well did not have to compete in Semi Finals the following year. The top ten non-Big four along with the Big four countries automatically qualified, for example, if Germany and France placed inside the top 10, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with everyone within the top 10.
Voting history
As of 2018, Poland's voting history is as follows:
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Commentators and Spokespersons
Year(s) | Comentator | Spokesperson |
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1994 | Artur Orzech | Jan Chojnacki |
1995 | ||
1996 | Dorota Osman | |
1997 | Jan Wilkans | |
1998 | Artur Orzech | |
1999 | ||
2000 | Poland did not participate | |
2001 | Maciej Orłoś | |
2002 | Poland did not participate | |
2003 | Maciej Orłoś | |
2004 | ||
2005 | ||
2006 | ||
2007 | ||
2008 | Radosław Brzózka | |
2009 | ||
2010 | Aleksandra Rosiak | |
2011 | Odeta Moro-Figurska | |
2012 | No broadcast | Poland did not participate |
2013 | ||
2014 | Artur Orzech | Paulina Chylewska |
2015 | Aleksandra "Ola" Ciupa | |
2016 | Anna Popek | |
2017 | ||
2018 | Mateusz Szymkowiak |
Conductors
All conductors are Polish except with a flag.
Noel Kelehan (1994–1995)
- Wiesław Pieregorólka (1996, 1998)
- Krzesimir Dębski (1997)[7]
Photogallery
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The Jet Set at Helsinki (2007)
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Marcin Mroziński at Oslo (2010)
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Magdalena Tul at Düsseldorf (2011)
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Monika Kuszyńska at Vienna (2015)
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Michał Szpak at Stockholm (2016)
See also
Notes
- ^ According to the then-Eurovision rules, the top ten non-Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the Grand Final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.
References
- ^ Floras, Stella (2008-08-25). "OGAE Poland: A convention to remember". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ Van Ee, Dennis (16 December 2011). "Poland: TVP withdraws from Eurovision 2012". ESCDaily. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "No return: Poland will not be in Malmö". esctoday.com. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ http://www.esctoday.com/69854/tvp-poland/
- ^ http://www.tvp.pl/o-tvp/centrum-prasowe/komunikaty-prasowe/tvp-znow-w-konkursie-eurowizji/13230106
- ^ "My, Słowianie na Eurowizji" (in Polish). Tvp.pl. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ http://andtheconductoris.eu/
External links
- Points to and from Poland eurovisioncovers.co.uk
- OGAE Poland official site eurowizja.org