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Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Poland has been represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twelve times, competing in the first contest in . The Polish participating broadcaster in the contest is (TVP). It decided to withdraw from the contest after coming last in both 2003 and in . In 2016, TVP announced that it would return after an 11-year break. Poland was the first country in the history of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest to win twice in a row: in with "Anyone I Want to Be" by Roksana Węgiel and then in with "Superhero" by Viki Gabor.

There was some debate on whether Poland could return to Junior Eurovision in . TVP stated that the contestant could be chosen through the existing program , a spin-off of , and would be broadcast on the secondary channel TVP2. This however did not materialise, and Poland remained out of the contest. On 14 June 2016, the Head of Music at TVP announced that Poland was considering a return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2016, after an 11-year absence from the contest. He stated that an invitation was issued to potential participants to submit songs to the broadcaster, but reaffirmed that they had not made a complete decision on whether they would actually be participating. On 30 August 2016, TVP officially confirmed that Poland would return and launched its national selection.

History

Poland made their debut at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest in . The Polish broadcaster, Telewizja Polska (TVP), were in charge of organising their contest entries. Thirteen participants took part in the first national selection which was held on 28 September 2003. The winner who went on to represent Poland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was Kasia Żurawik with her song "". Żurawik performed in position 7 at the contest. She finished in last place scoring 3 points. In 2004, the girl group KWADro represented the country with the song ""; however, Poland again came last scoring 3 points. Despite TVP signing a 3-year contract with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), they later decided to withdraw from the contest.

Poland had considered returning to Junior Eurovision in , as TVP stated that the contestant could be chosen through the existing program , and would be broadcast on the secondary channel TVP2. However, Poland decided to remain absent from the contest. On 14 June 2016, the Head of Music at TVP announced that Poland was considering a return to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2016, after a 12-year absence from the contest. He stated that an invitation was issued to potential participants to submit songs to the broadcaster, but reaffirmed that they had not made yet a complete decision on whether they would actually be participating. On 30 August 2016, TVP officially confirmed that Poland would return and launched its national selection. In 2018, the form of choosing a representative and song changed - the artist representing Poland was selected internally based on the viewers' votes in the previously aired program The Voice Kids and the song was selected fully internally. Roksana Węgiel was selected as the Polish representative, competing with the song "Anyone I Want to Be". She won the contest and gave Poland its first victory in the competition. In 2019 in Gliwice, the host country returned to a national selection format, reviving the children's talent show and using it as the selection method for their artist. Viki Gabor and her song "Superhero" represented Poland and won with 278 points. It is the second time Poland won, the first time a country won on home soil, and the first time a country won the contest twice in a row. As hosts, they finished 9th being represented by Ala Tracz and the song "I'll Be Standing", which is their worst result since 2016. In the following year, Poland achieved its third podium result by finishing in 2nd place with Sara James.

Participation overview

Commentators and spokespersons

The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov. The Polish broadcaster, TVP, sent their own commentators to the contest in order to provide commentary in the Polish language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Poland. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2003.

Hostings

See also

References