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Poland: 2024 artist selected will be revealed in February

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Public broadcaster TVP announced on January 09 that Poland will internally select their representative for Eurovision 2024.  The artists who were interested in taking part in the internal selection could send their songs until  February 2.

After the submission period has ended a special jury will have the final say in choosing who will become Poland ‘s representative in Malmö .

According to the latest information, the Polish broadcaster received almost 200 songs for the internal selection. The announcement of the artist and the song that will represent Poland in Eurovision 2024 will take place in February.

Selection process

The internal selection process involves a committee that will evaluate the songs based on specific criteria.  Interested participants must adhere to the guidelines outlined in the participation rules which include age restrictions, citizenship requirements, and originality of the submitted work.

The wishful candidates had to submit their songs online, including a completed entry form, signed rules, and related materials. A five-person jury will evaluate each entry,  awarding points on a scale of 1 to 10 based on quality. The entry with the highest points will be selected as Poland’s representative for Eurovision 2024 .

Interested artists

Many Polish artists have publicly expressed their interest in representing Poland in Malmö and sent their proposals to TVP.

You can see an indicative list of the competing artists here.

According to the rumors currently circulating, Justyna Steczkowska, is one of the artist with the highest chances to represent Poland.  Ms. Steczkowska had previously represented Poland with her song “Sama” back in 1995.

Blanka represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool with her song Solo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEgF1aP-U1o&ab_channel=EurovisionSongContest

Source: Dziennik-eurowizyjny.pl

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Poland: Applications for Malmö now open!

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The Polish public broadcaster, TVP, only left Eurofans everywhere in suspense for a few hours after yesterday’s publication on social media that announcements are expected within the next few days regarding the country’s representation at Eurovision 2024. Thus, just a few minutes ago, the makers of Polish broadcasting made announcements regarding Poland‘s representation in Malmö.

The procedure

In an announcement a few minutes ago, TVP confirmed that it will proceed for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest with an internal selection, giving all interested parties the opportunity to send their songs until 2 February.

To participate in the preselection, applicants must be over 16 years old and have Polish citizenship. The submitted songs should not exceed 3 minutes in length and, at the same time, should have been published after 1 September, as stipulated in the official regulations of the Eurovision Song Contest.

As stated in the regulations of the Polish national selection, it is important that entries must not contain discriminatory content against any social group, in line with Eurovision’s commitment to promote culture, diversity and universal values.

Selection method

The selection process involves a panel that will evaluate the songs on the basis of specific criteria. Interested participants must respect the guidelines outlined in the regulations, including age restrictions, nationality requirements and the originality of the submitted work.

Would-be entrants may submit their applications online, including a completed entry form, signed rules and related materials. A five-person jury will then evaluate each entry, awarding points on a scale of 1 to 10 based on quality. The entry with the highest marks will secure the coveted place of Poland’s representative at Eurovision 2024.

It is worth clarifying that the date of the announcement of the Polish representative in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest is not mentioned in the rules published by TVP.

The interested parties

Several Polish artists have publicly expressed their interest in representing Poland in Malmö. An indicative list is as follows:

  1. Anna Jurksztowicz ft. Chris Schittulli – “Varsovie“
  2. Assembled – “Short period of panic“
  3. Dariusz Blasi – “Into the void“
  4. Dominika Kwiatkowska – “To ja?” (Is it me?)
  5. Edein – “Twoja Ziemia” (Your land)
  6. Edyta Górniak
  7. Izabela Zabielska – “Nowhere to go“
  8. Jan Majewski
  9. Justyna Steczkowska – “Witch-ER Tarohoro“
  10. Kayomee – “Now and forever”
  11. Luna – “The tower”
  12. Marcin Maciejczak – “Midnight dreamer”
  13. Marcin Maciejczak – “Wonderful”
  14. Mariusz Wawrzyńczyk – “Hipnotyzuj mnie” (Hypnotise me)
  15. Mr. Narcissus – “Warrior“
  16. My Friend Casino – “Enslave“
  17. Natasza Urbańska
  18. Paulina Pulikowska and Arrano Mach – “I Believe“
  19. Sonia Maselik – “A warrior”
  20. Spleenn – “Omen“

Last year, Poland was represented in Liverpool by Blanka and her song “Solo“, finishing eighth in the public vote and nineteenth overall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEgF1aP-U1o

Source: TVP

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Poland: Announcements for Eurovision 2024 in the coming days from TVP!

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We know one thing for sure. The following days are expected to be intense for Eurovision 2024, with news and announcements from across Europe.

Although no official statement has been released regarding Poland’s plans for Eurovision 2024, the country has been the focus of attention in recent weeks due to widespread speculation about who will succeed Blanka.

The wait is almost over, and as the official Polish Eurovision account announced in a mysterious Facebook post, some big news for Eurovision 2024 will be revealed in the coming days, most likely on Wednesday.

The most likely scenarios are:

  • The country’s representative for Eurovision 2024 will be revealed and we will know whether the artist’s name will be one of the list of those who have already expressed their interest for the Polish representation in Malmö – and they are plenty
  • or the reveal of a national selection plans, through which the Polish representative will be chosen

The interest in Poland remains high

Many Polish artists have publicly expressed their interest in representing Poland in Malmö. An indicative list is the following:

  1. Anna Jurksztowicz ft. Chris Schittulli – “Varsovie“
  2. Assembled – “Short period of panic“
  3. Dariusz Blasi – “Into the void“
  4. Dominika Kwiatkowska – “To ja?” (Is it me?)
  5. Edein – “Twoja Ziemia” (Your land)
  6. Edyta Górniak
  7. Izabela Zabielska – “Nowhere to go“
  8. Jan Majewski
  9. Justyna Steczkowska – “Witch-ER Tarohoro“
  10. Kayomee – “Now and forever”
  11. Luna – “The tower”
  12. Marcin Maciejczak – “Midnight dreamer”
  13. Marcin Maciejczak – “Wonderful”
  14. Mariusz Wawrzyńczyk – “Hipnotyzuj mnie” (Hypnotise me)
  15. Mr. Narcissus – “Warrior“
  16. My Friend Casino – “Enslave“
  17. Natasza Urbańska
  18. Paulina Pulikowska and Arrano Mach – “I Believe“
  19. Sonia Maselik – “A warrior”
  20. Spleenn – “Omen“

You can check out more information about the proposals, below:

Poland: Artists ready to take off to Malmö!

Poland at Eurovision 2024

Following the national elections in October, there were major changes made inside TVP causing uncertainty on Poland’s fate in Eurovision. Recently, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland announced that following the suspension of funding of public media, a liquidation of the respective companies would follow.

Regardless the ongoing backlash in Poland there is still no indication on how the recent events will affect the country’s participation in Eurovision 2024.

Last year, Poland was represented in Liverpool by Blanka and her song “Solo”, finishing eighth in the public voting and nineteenth overall.

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Poland: Almost 20 artists are interested in competing in Eurovision 2024!

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According to a list published on Dziennik Eurowizyjny, there is a number of artists that have expressed their interest to be on the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 , carrying the Polish flag!

Almost 20 artists have publicly expressed their interest in representing Poland at Eurovision 2024, while at the same time, TVP, the country’s public broadcaster, remains silent amid a period of major changes . Some songs have already been released, while the artists interested can be seen in the list below:

  1. Anna Jurksztowicz ft. Chris Schittulli – “Varsovie“
  2. Assembled – “Short period of panic“
  3. Dariusz Blasi – “Into the void“
  4. Dominika Kwiatkowska – “To ja?” (Is it me?)
  5. Edein – “Twoja Ziemia” (Your land)
  6. Edyta Górniak
  7. Izabela Zabielska – “Nowhere to go“
  8. Jan Majewski
  9. Justyna Steczkowska – “Witch-ER Tarohoro“
  10. Kayomee – “Now and forever”
  11. Luna – “The tower”
  12. Marcin Maciejczak – “Midnight dreamer”
  13. Marcin Maciejczak – “Wonderful”
  14. Mariusz Wawrzyńczyk – “Hipnotyzuj mnie” (Hypnotise me)
  15. Mr. Narcissus – “Warrior“
  16. My Friend Casino – “Enslave“
  17. Natasza Urbańska
  18. Paulina Pulikowska and Arrano Mach – “I Believe“
  19. Sonia Maselik – “A warrior”
  20. Spleenn – “Omen“

Two former representatives of the country are on the list. We are talking about Edyta Górniak who represented the country in 1994 in their debut appearance, getting the country’s best position until now (2nd), and Justyna Steczkowska who represented Poland in 1995.

However, we can say that the singer who has made the biggest impression is undoubtedly Justyna Steczkowska, with the song “Witch-ER Tarohoro”,  which has caused a sensation on social networks, with fans both inside and outside the country wishing for her to be the representative since the release of her song.

For the last two years, Poland has chosen its Eurovision representative through a national final, however with the constant changes currently happening at TVP headquarters, there is no official announcement about the selection method.

Last year, Poland was represented in Liverpool by Blanka and her song “Solo” , finishing eighth in the public vote and nineteenth overall.

https://youtu.be/SEgF1aP-U1o

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Source : dziennik-eurowizyjny.pl

Poland: Artists ready to take off to Malmö!

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Regardless the ongoing chaos in TVP at the moment and no information given regarding the country’s selection process for Malmö, the interest remains high in Poland. Some well-known artists are ready for Eurovisions, have their proposals ready and are waiting for TVP decisions.

Let’s take a closer look to the artists interested in the Polish representation in Malmö!

Justyna Steczkowska

Following an extensive speculation on whether the Polish diva is ready for her long-awaited Eurovision return, Justyna confirmed that her new single “WITCH-ER Tarohoro” is ready to be submitted for Eurovision.

Poland: With Justyna Steczkowska to Malmö?

During the “New Year’s Eve stage with Dwójka” show, Justyna performed her new song live, amazing the audience with the slavic sound as well with her impressive dance routine. Fans inside Poland as well as the vast majority of the Eurovision fandom went crazy with her performance, which counts already a big amount of reaction videos on YouTube regardless the fact that a Eurovision participation is just a plan for Steczkowska.

Luna

One of the country’s rising stars in the pop music scene, Luna, has also expressed her interest in representing Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest. In fact, as she announced via her Instagram account, her submission “Tower” will be released later on January.

 

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Edyta Górniak

Justyna Steczkowska is not the only former representative planning on returning to the contest. Edyta Górniak known as Poland’s first representative at the Song Contest as well as the holder of the country’s best result up to this date, appears to be preparing a song for Malmö. It is not the first time that rumors say she is preparing a bid for Eurovision. Back in 2021, she was also named as a potential representative.

Edyta’s relationship with Eurovision has not always been easy. Following her involvement in last year’s scandalous preselection, she ruled out any involvement with the contest again. However, she never denied a potential return with the condition of having an appropriate song and team to support her entry.

Bearing in mind that she is considered as a Eurovision legend in Poland and the fact that 2024 marks the thirty-years anniversary of Poland’s debut in the contest along with her participation, the most likely scenario is that she would take on Poland’s representation only via an internal selection.

Doda

Doda, a multi-awarded Polish singer, has never kept her wish to perform at the Eurovision stage secret. Two years ago, in 2022, she did not submit her song on a deadline and was therefore denied a participation on the Polish preselection.

Doda expressed her willingness to participate once more on January 3. She asked fans on her Instagram story if she should submit the song “Mama” to Eurovision. The song has already received over 300,000 views on YouTube since its release on December 30. Fun fact, the team behind her song is also behind Justyna’s proposal.

Other artists interested

  • Anna Jurksztowicz
  • Assembled
  • Dominik Dudek
  • Dominika Kwiatkowska
  • EDEIN
  • Izabela Zabielska
  • Jan Górka
  • Jan Majewski
  • Marcin Maciejczak
  • Mr. Narcissus
  • Natasza Urbańska
  • Paulina Palikowska and Arrano Mach
  • Spleen

Poland at Eurovision 2024

Up to this date, there is no official statement regarding TVP’s choice or selection method for Eurovision 2024. Following the elections in October, there were also major changes made inside TVP causing uncertainty on Poland’s fate in Eurovision. Recently, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland announced that following the suspension of funding of public media, a liquidation of the respective companies would follow.

Regardless the ongoing backlash in Poland there is still no information on how the recent events will affect the country’s participation in Eurovision 2024. In any case and following last year’s scandals, Poland might go for an internal selection.

Last year, Poland was represented in Liverpool by Blanka and her song “Solo”, finishing eighth in the public voting and nineteenth overall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEgF1aP-U1o

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Source: eurowizja

Poland: Funding of public broadcaster is officially suspended! | Polish Eurovision participation in jeopardy?

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A few days ago there were rumours of Justyna Steczkowska representing Poland in next year’s contest to be held in Malmö, Sweden.

After the Polish elections that took place in mid October and Donald Tusk got elected as the prime minister of the country, there have been changes in the national broadcaster and its funding got suspended.

Yesterday, we could read on a post of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland that following the suspension of funding of public media, a liquidation of the respective companies would follow. The tweet reads the following:

“Announcement of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage In connection with the decision of the President of the Republic of Poland to suspend the financing of public media, I have decided to liquidate the following companies: Telewizja Polska S.A., Polskie Radio S.A. and Polska Agencja Prase S.A. In the current situation, such action will allow to secure the further functioning of these companies, carry out the necessary restructuring in them and prevent redundancies employees in the above-mentioned companies due to lack of financing. The liquidation status can be revoked at any time by the owner. Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz Minister of Culture and National Heritage“

Could this decision pose a threat to the Polish Eurovision participation in Malmö next year? It remains to be seen in the next few months.

Do you think that Poland would still participate, following the circumastances? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Poland: With Justyna Steczkowska to Malmö?

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Eurovision 2024 appears to be turning into an all-star event. Along with Slimane for France and Olly Alexander for the United Kingdom, a former Eurovision representative’s name may now be added to the list.

There appears to be widespread speculation in Poland that Justyna Steczkowska, beloved by the Polish audience, is preparing for Eurovision. Justyna Steczkowska is no stranger to Eurovision fans, having previously represented Poland with her song “Sama” in 1995.

The Polish artist has been stating for a long time that she is ready to return to Eurovision. The 1995 representative recently revealed that she already has a song ready for next year’s competition, but she is simply awaiting Polish Television’s decision on the pre-selection for Eurovision 2024.

Her new song will be released on December 29 and has now officially confirmed that she will submit it to a potential polish preselection.

 

Justyna’s new hit and the production team

Justyna Steczkowska’s Eurovision entry is titled “WITCH-ER Tarohoro” and was created in collaboration with Hotelem Torino, who are also behind “Superhero” with which Viki Gabor won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2019 as well as “Somebody” by Sara James, the Polish entry and second-winner in Junior Eurovision 2021. The diva emphasizes that her new single will be very different from anything she has previously released. The track will contain Slavic elements, as she specifically mentions that:

With this song I want to tell you about our Slavic strength, courage and extraordinary energy that is enchanted in music and words. (…) This song contains our primal power of creation, creativity and true power.

Poland in Eurovision 2024

Up to this date, there is no official statement regarding TVP’s choice or selection method for Eurovision 2024. Following the elections in October, there were also major changes made inside TVP causing uncertainty on Poland’s fate in Eurovision. Regardless the ongoing backlash in Poland there is no indication that the recent events will interfere with the country’s participation in Eurovision 2024.

A Eurovision record on the way?

In case that Justyna competes in the national preselection and steps on the Eurovision stage in Malmö, the artist will break a Eurovision record and set a new one. The record for the longest gap between Eurovision appearances is currently held by Anna Vissi. Anna Vissi participated for Greece in 1980 and Cyprus in 1982 and went for her third appearance in the contest twenty-four years later, in 2006. Following Anna Vissi, the second-longest gap belongs to Jean-Claude Pascal, who returned to the Eurovision stage in 1981, twenty years after his victory in 1961. The top-three is concluded by Koit Toome (Estonia 1998,2017) and Tommy Korberg (Sweden 1969,1988) with a gap of nineteen years.

It is obvious that in case Justyna represents Poland in Eurovision 2024, she will then hold this record with the extraordinary gap of twenty-nine years between her two participations.

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Poland: Major changes in TVP after national elections!

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On Sunday, October 15, 2023 , the national parliamentary elections of Poland took place, with Donald Tusk winning and becoming the Prime Minister of the country.

One of the many reforms he already made, was, of course, the replacement of the director of TVP, by Tomasz Sygut, who in turn made radical changes within the council of the public television.

Some of the TVP employees:

  • Aneta Woźniak has been the Program Manager since November 2022 with many years of experience in television
  • Marcin Skabara , was Woźniak’s deputy , and is responsible for the program’s marketing and strategy
  • Piotr Kierzkowski has been the director and editor-in-chief of TVP 3 since August 2023, and has also been an assistant to the former president of TVP . He has been working for public television since 2021
  • Wojciech Kowalczyk has been a member of TVP’s advertising office since 2016
  • Przemysław Herburt has been the head of the corporate affairs office since October 2022, and recently, following the decision of the former president, he also became the company’s representative
  • Finally, Agnieszka Marciniak has been the director of the human capital management office since February 2023, while she is also the director of TVP’s administrative office

All the above mentioned people, as well as several TVP employees, were fired from the company, by decision of the Tusk government, accused of propaganda in favor of the “Law and Justice” party that lost the lastest elections.

The news channel, TVP Info, has already stopped broadcasting, while at the same time, the station’s official website has been closed .

In this way, the new, pro-European government of the country decided to restore the “legitimacy and impartiality” of public television, which according to their words , had turned “into a propaganda tool” of the previous ruling party.

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