Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024
| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | ||||
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| Country |  Poland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | 19 February 2024 | |||
| Selected entrant | Luna | |||
| Selected song | "The Tower" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Poland is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, with "The Tower" performed by Luna. The Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) internally selected the Polish entry for the contest.
Background[edit]
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[edit]
Internal selection[edit]
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 were required to hold Polish citizenship for their entries to qualify to compete. TVP received 212 submissions at the closing of the deadline, including entries from Edyta Górniak and Justyna Steczkowska, who represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 and 1995 respectively.[4][5]
A five-member selection committee each awarded scores from 1 to 10 to ten of the received submissions, with the one receiving the highest score being selected as the Polish entry for the contest by 13 February 2024.[6] The selection committee consisted of: Łukasz Pieter (Radio ZET), Michał Hanczak (Radio Eska), Kasia Moś (2017 Polish Eurovision entrant), Konrad Szczęsny (President of OGAE Poland) and Piotr Klatt (music journalist, deputy director of the TVP Entertainment Creation and Fixture Agency). Luna with the song "The Tower" was announced as the Polish entrant on 19 February 2024 during the morning show Pytanie na śniadanie on TVP2.[5][7][8][9] TVP subsequently released the list of songs that received points from the selection committee.[10] The votes were removed off the official TVP website hours after publishing, and Eurowizja.org pointed out that all songs combined received 272 points in the initial scoring, whilst 275 should've been allocated; the corrected results were subsequently published a few hours afterwards, together with the summary of each jury member's individual votes.[6][10][11]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s)[citation needed] |
|---|---|---|
| Bryska | "Obca" |
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| Edyta Górniak | "I Remember" | TBA |
| Izabela Zabielska | "Nowhere to Go" |
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| Izdeb | "Duch" |
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| Happy Prince | "Insatiable" | TBA |
| Justyna Steczkowska | "Witch-er Tarohoro" |
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| Karolina Wielgus | "Kwiatuszek" | TBA |
| L.U.C., Kayah, Dagadana and RBFO | "Jesień – tańcuj" |
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| Koko Die | "If I Could" | TBA |
| Krystian Embradora | "Rebel" |
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| Krystyna Prońko | "Tempus Fugit" |
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| Kuba i Kuba | "Światło" |
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| Luna | "The Tower" |
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| Maciej Musiałowski | "Daj mi jakiś znak" |
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| Marcin Maciejczak | "Midnight Dreamer" |
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| My Friend Casino | "Enslave" |
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| Natasza | "Who We Are" |
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| Nita | "Thunder" |
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| Pan Savyan | "W kolorku amaretto" | Dzmitry Sauyanenka |
| Paulina Wróblewska | "Dni" | Paulina Wróblewska |
| Piotr Odoszewski | "Dzień noc" |
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| Sargis Davtyan | "Balcony of Our Love" | Sargis Davtyan |
| Sasi and Blascello | "Karma" |
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| Artist | Song | K. Moś | K. Szczęsny | Ł. Pieter | M. Hanczak | P. Klatt | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna | "The Tower" | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 1 | |
| Justyna Steczkowska | "Witch-er Tarohoro" | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 2 | |
| L.U.C., Kayah, Dagadana and RBFO | "Jesień – tańcuj" | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 3 |
| Marcin Maciejczak | "Midnight Dreamer" | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 3 | |
| Natasza | "Who We Are" | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 5 | |
| Nita | "Thunder" | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 6 | |
| Bryska | "Obca" | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 7 | ||
| Sasi and Blascello | "Karma" | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | |||
| Maciej Musiałowski | "Daj mi jakiś znak" | 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Karolina Wielgus | "Kwiatuszek" | 9 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Happy Prince | "Insatiable" | 8 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| Izabela Zabielska | "Nowhere to Go" | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Izdeb | "Duch" | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Krystyna Prońko | "Tempus Fugit" | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |||
| My Friend Casino | "Enslave" | 8 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| Krystian Embradora | "Rebel" | 6 | 6 | 16 | ||||
| Paulina Wróblewska | "Dni" | 6 | 6 | 16 | ||||
| Edyta Górniak | "I Remember" | 5 | 5 | 18 | ||||
| Koko Die | "If I Could" | 5 | 5 | 18 | ||||
| Pan Savyan | "W kolorku amaretto" | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | |||
| Kuba i Kuba | "Światło" | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | |||
| Piotr Odoszewski | "Dzień noc" | 4 | 4 | 21 | ||||
| Sargis Davtyan | "Balcony of Our Love" | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Promotion[edit]
As part of the promotion of her participation in the contest, Luna confirmed her presence at the Melfest WKND event in Stockholm on 8 March 2024, the PrePartyES in Madrid on 30 March 2024, the Barcelona Eurovision Party on 6 April 2024, the London Eurovision Party on 7 April 2024, the Nordic Music Celebration's Eurovision Night in Oslo on 20 April 2024 and the Copenhagen Eurovision Party (Malmöhagen) on 4 May 2024.[13][14][15][16][17][18] She was also set to perform at the Eurovision in Concert event in Amsterdam on 13 April 2024 and the Nordic Eurovision Party in Stockholm on 14 April 2024,[19][20] but ultimately opted to be absent in order to rest her voice.[21]
At Eurovision[edit]
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 was 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) split 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.[22] Poland was scheduled for the first half of the first semi-final.[23] The shows' producers then decided the running order for the semi-finals; Poland was set to perform in position 6, following the entry from Ukraine and before the entry from Croatia.[24]
In Poland, all shows will be broadcast on TVP1,[25] with commentary provided by Artur Orzech.[26]
Performance[edit]
Luna is taking part in technical rehearsals on 27 April and 1 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 6 and 7 May.[27] Her performance of "The Tower" at the contest is staged by Jerry Reeve and choreographed by Lukas McFarlane and Kamila Zalewska,[28] with Julia Żytko, Angus Simpson and Jordan Garcia as supporting dancers and Maciej Starnawski and Marta Dywicka as backing vocalists.[29]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Poland". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (20 September 2023). "Poland: TVP confirms participation at Eurovision 2024". ESCToday. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Conte, Davide (28 January 2024). "Poland: More Than Sixty Artists Interested in Competing in Eurovision 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Luna reprezentantką Polski w Konkursie Piosenki Eurowizji 2024" [Luna is the representative of Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024]. tvp.pl (in Polish). TVP. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Eurowizja 2024: TVP ujawnia pełne wyniki preselekcji! Jak wyglądała klasyfikacja?" [Eurovision 2024: TVP reveals the full pre-selection results! What was the ranking like?]. Eurowizja.org (in Polish). OGAE Poland. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Ampatzidis, Ioannis (9 January 2024). "Poland: Applications for Malmö now open!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Polewski, Kamil (16 February 2024). "Eurowizja 2024: preselekcje rozegrane. Ogłoszenie wyboru 19 lutego!" [Eurovision 2024: pre-selections completed. Selection announcement on 19 February!]. Eurowizja.org (in Polish). OGAE Poland. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Luna will sing for Poland in Malmö". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Granger, Anthony (21 February 2024). "Poland: Eurovision 2024 Selection Results Published and Then Removed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "To dopiero początek pozytywnych emocji!" [This is just the beginning of positive emotions!]. Eurowizja.tvp.pl (in Polish). TVP. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Eurowizja 2024: TVP ujawnia pełne wyniki preselekcji! Jak wyglądała klasyfikacja?". Eurowizja.org (in Polish). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Sábado en la PreParty·Es 2024" [PreParty·Es 2024 Saturday]. PrePartyES 2024 (in European Spanish). Eurovision-Spain. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (28 February 2024). "Luna First Eurovision 2024 Participant Announced for Nordic Music Celebration". Eurovoix. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (5 March 2024). "Sweden: Gåte Joins the Melfest WKND 2024 Line-Up". Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (5 March 2024). "Spain: Eleven 2024 Acts Confirmed For Barcelona Eurovision Party 2024 to Date". Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Percy, Lucy (28 February 2024). "Poland's LUNA will dazzle the London Eurovision Party with her song 'The Tower'". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ @malmohagen_eurovision_party (4 April 2024). "Welcome @musicofluna to MalmöHagen! Luna combines soothing dream vocals with Polish punch vibes and an ear worm of a track that pulsates and climbs up to her Tower. We have plenty of Poles and Towers in Copenhagen (groans) for this thrilling run of euphoric crescendo and speedy sonic sounds". Retrieved 4 April 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (7 March 2024). "Eurovision in Concert: Seventeen Acts Confirmed So Far". Eurovoix. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ @nordiceurovision (8 March 2024). "Luna (@musicofluna) from Poland will be on the 14th of April at the Nordic Eurovision Party in Stockholm". Retrieved 28 March 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 April 2024). "Poland: Luna Pulls Out of Pre-Parties in Amsterdam and Stockholm". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Running Orders revealed!". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Eurowizja 2024 w Malmö. Zobacz oficjalny zwiastun!" [Eurovision 2024 in Malmö. Watch the official trailer!]. Eurowizja.tvp.pl (in Polish). TVP. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Eurovision 2024: Rehearsal Schedule". Eurovisionworld. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Luna [@musicofluna] (16 March 2024). "Ladies and gentlemen!! We're building The Tower in Malmö with these wonderful people". Retrieved 17 March 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (27 April 2024). "Poland: Luna's Team for Eurovision Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 27 April 2024.