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Next up on the stage of Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is Poland. Blanka with her song “Solo” is ready for her first rehearsal on the stage of M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool!

Who is Blanka?

Blanka Stajkow, known mononymously as Blanka, is a Polish singer and model. After writing her first song at the age of 14 while living in the Polish city of Szczecin, Blanka knew she wanted to be a popstar, and so headed to the USA with her mother, and put down roots stateside for the next 4 years. In 2021, she participated in Top Model, a Polish reality television show. While on the show, she officially released her first official single, “Better”.The following year, she signed a contract with Warner Music Poland, and released her second single, “Solo”, which now brought her to the Eurovision stage.

Blanka’s win in the Polish national selection was filled with controversy but Blanka, “Bejba” for her fans, is here in Liverpool stronger than ever, enhancing the criticism and making it a huge weapon of hers.

The Rehearsal

After three performances with no backing singers/dancers, Blanka is NOT Solo. She’s has four backing dancers, and this song is a huge summer MOOD from start to finish.

Blanka sounds great and is totally owning that stage against a backdrop of tropical graphics – there’s even a dress reveal AND a mid-song dance break, which is ticking all our Eurovision boxes.

You can see Blanka’s outfit on the backstage photo below:

Update: The final chorus of Blanka’s performance is accompanied by a shower of fireworks! Hot enough, we guess!

The second rehearsal of Poland will take place on Friday 5/5, when we will have a better picture of what we will see from Blanka on the Eurovision stage, as we will have the official TV snippet.

Below you can watch a small clip from Poland’s first rehearsal from Tik Tok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@eurovision/video/7228582019054292251

 

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