Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Country Poland
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)TBA, 2024
Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Poland is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) will internally select the Polish entry for the contest.

Background

Prior to the 2024 contest, Poland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-five times since its first entry in 1994.[1] Poland's highest placement in the contest, to this point, has been second place, which the nation achieved with its debut entry in 1994, "To nie ja!" performed by Edyta Górniak. Poland has only reached the top ten on two other occasions, when Ich Troje performing the song "Keine Grenzen – Żadnych granic" finished seventh in 2003, and when Michał Szpak performing the song "Color of Your Life" finished eighth in 2016. Between 2005 and 2011 (except in 2008), and again between 2018 and 2021, Poland failed to qualify from the semi-final; additionally, the country was absent from the contest in 2012 and 2013. Between 2014 and 2017, Poland managed instead to qualify to the final each year. In 2023, Blanka performing "Solo" qualified to the final, eventually finishing 19th.[1]

The Polish national broadcaster, Telewizja Polska (TVP), broadcasts the event within Poland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. In 2022 and 2023, the Polish entry for the contest was selected through a national final show titled Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hit na Eurowizję!. TVP confirmed its intention to take part in the 2024 contest on 20 September 2023.[2]

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

In October 2023, claims surfaced that TVP was reverting to an internal selection following the controversy surrounding the 2023 national final.[3] On 9 January 2024, the broadcaster confirmed that the Polish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 would be selected internally, and opened a submission period for interested artists lasting until 2 February. Applicants must hold Polish citizenship for their entries to qualify to compete. A five-member jury will rate each submission on a scale of 1 to 10, with the one receiving the highest score being selected as the Polish entry for the contest.[4]

Polish artists who expressed their interest in representing their country in 2024 include Edyta Górniak, Justyna Steczkowska (1994 and 1995 Polish entrants) and Marcin Maciejczak (2020 winner of The Voice Kids), as well as Anna Jurksztowicz with Chris Schittulli, Assembled, Dariusz Blasi, Doda, Dominik Dudek, Dominika Kwiatkowska, Edein, Izabela Zabielska, Jan Górka, Jan Majewski, Kayomee, Luna, Mariusz Wawrzyńczyk, Mr. Narcissus, My Friend Casino, Natasza Urbańska, Paulina Pulikowska with Arrano Mach, Sonia Maselik, and Spleenn.[5][6][7]

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw will be held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) splits up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[8]

In Poland, commentary for the shows will be provided by Artur Orzech.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Poland". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Jiandani, Sanjay (20 September 2023). "Poland: TVP confirms participation at Eurovision 2024". ESCToday. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Polewski, Kamil (10 August 2023). "Eurowizja 2024: kto z Polski? Oto pierwsze spekulacje" [Eurovision 2024: who for Poland? Here are the first speculations]. Eurowizja.org (in Polish). OGAE Poland. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Ampatzidis, Ioannis (9 January 2024). "Poland: Applications for Malmö now open!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Ntinos, Fotios (4 January 2024). "Poland: Artists ready to take off to Malmö!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Polewski, Kamil (21 September 2023). "Eurowizja 2024: Marcin Maciejczak zainteresowany reprezentowaniem Polski" [Eurovision 2024: Marcin Maciejczak interested in representing Poland]. Eurowizja.org (in Polish). OGAE Poland. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Conte, Davide (7 January 2024). "Poland: Nearly Twenty Artists Interested in Competing in Eurovision 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Puzyr, Małgorzata (12 January 2024). "Znany prezenter wraca do TVP. Odchodził w atmosferze skandalu" [Well-known presenter returns to TVP. He left amid scandal]. Rozrywka Do Rzeczy (in Polish). Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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