Over the last two Sundays the Polish selection for Junior Eurovision has occurred, with seven young artists performing covers for each jury panel. The shows were pre-recorded in a studio but aired on September 3rd and September 10th respectively.
One qualifier from the semis was determined by the jury panel which featured permanent member Marek Sierocki and rotating members Tulia and Sara James for semi-final one, and Cleo and Roksana Węgiel for semi-final two.The Polish broadcaster TVP also reserved the right to award contestants with a “golden ticket” to the final, with one being handed out at each semi-final.
You can watch the performances from all the artists of semi-final one and semi-final two on YouTube. The qualifiers for the final set to be held on September 24th are as follows:
- Daria Malicka – Golden Ticket (Semi-final One)
- Filip Robak – Jury Finalist (Semi-Final Two)
- Gracjana Górka – Golden Ticket (Semi-Final Two)
- Leon Olek – Jury Finalist (Semi-final One)
The final semi-final for Szansa na Sukces: Eurowizja Junior 2023 will premiere on TVP at 15:15 CEST. The final format for the final has yet to be announced, but traditionally features both a televote and jury vote to decide the winner. The selected winner will go on to represent Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest held in Nice, France on November 26th.
The country was represented last year by Laura and her song “To the Moon”, which placed 10th on the night of the 2022 contest. Poland has won Junior Eurovision two times back to back with Roksana Węgiel in 2018 and Viki Gabor in 2019. They are the only country in the contest’s twenty year history to win back to back.
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