Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Poland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their entry was selected internally by the Polish broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP). Donatan and Cleo represented Poland with the self-written song "My Słowianie - We Are Slavic", which qualified from the second semi-final to compete in the final. Poland placed 14th in the final, scoring 62 points.

Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Country Poland
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selection date(s)25 February 2014
Selected entrantDonatan and Cleo
Selected song"My Słowianie - We Are Slavic"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Donatan
  • Cleo
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (8th, 70 points)
Final result14th, 62 points
Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Return to the contest

On 5 December 2013, TVP confirmed that Poland would be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest for the 2014 edition after a two-year absence.[1] Their return to the contest was motivated by a reduction in participation fees by the European Broadcasting Union.[2] TVP withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 stating that the broadcaster would be focusing on the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship (which Poland co-hosted with Ukraine) and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] For the 2013 Contest, the TVP board of directors decided against returning to the contest with reasons such as the contest lacking focus on music and the presence of voting among neighbouring countries behind the decision.[4]

Internal selection

TVP announced on 24 January 2014 that the Polish entry for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest would be internally selected.[5] On 20 February 2014, Donatan and Cleo, who were heavily rumoured to represent Poland in the months prior to the selection announcement, confirmed via their social media accounts that they attended a meeting with TVP regarding the 2014 contest.[6] On 25 February 2014, TVP announced during the TVP1 programme Świat się kręci, hosted by Agata Młynarska, that they had internally selected Donatan and Cleo to represent Poland in Copenhagen with the song "My Słowianie".[7][8] The song, written by Donatan and Cleo themselves, previously received media exposure for its music video which mocks Polish stereotypes.[9]

At Eurovision
Cleo at the second semi-final dress rehearsal

During the semi-final allocation draw on 20 January 2014 at the Copenhagen City Hall, Poland was drawn to compete in the first half of the second semi-final on 8 May 2014.[10] In the second semi-final, the producers of the show decided that Poland would perform 5th, following Georgia and preceding Austria.[11] Poland qualified from the second semi-final and competed in the final on 10 May 2014. During the winner's press conference for the second semi-final qualifiers, Poland was allocated to compete in the first half of the final.[12] In the final, the producers of the show decided that Poland would perform 9th, following Montenegro and preceding Greece.[13]

  • In the semi-final 2 the public placed Poland 3rd with 116 points, the jury gave Poland 34 points placing it 12th. Overall Poland placed 8th with 70 points.
  • In the Final the public awarded Poland 162 points placing 5th, the jury gave Poland 23 points placing 23rd. Overall Poland placed 14th with 62 points.

At the contest, Donatan and Cleo performed their song in a Polish and English language mix under the title "My Słowianie - We Are Slavic". On stage, Cleo appeared without Donatan and was instead joined by three female backing vocalists who also performed choreography: Alesia Turonak, Sylwia Klan and Anna Łapińska, and an additional two female models: Ola Ciupa and Paula Tumala.[14] The three backing vocalists were from the Mazowsze folk group. The performance featured the backing vocalists and models dressed in traditional Polish outfits with the two models suggestively[15] churning butter and washing laundry on stage.[16]

In Poland, both the semi-finals and final were broadcast live on TVP1 and TVP Polonia, as well as on delay one day later on TVP Rozrywka. All shows were commentated by Artur Orzech.[17] The Polish spokesperson revealing the result of the Polish vote in the final was Paulina Chylewska.[18]

Points awarded to Poland
Points awarded to Poland (semi-final 2)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Poland (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Poland

Split voting results

The following five members comprise the Polish jury:[19]

Semi-final 2

The Polish votes in the second semi-final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.[20]

Semi-final 2 – Polish Results
Draw Country P. Sztompke D. Szpetkowska K. Kasowski M. Tul M. Szcześniak Average Jury Rank Televote Rank Combined Rank Scoreboard (Points)
01  Malta 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 7 4
02  Israel 13 12 10 9 13 13 11 13
03  Norway 5 2 11 2 4 3 9 5 6
04  Georgia 4 9 14 13 5 11 14 14
05  Poland
06  Austria 6 8 8 10 10 8 1 2 10
07  Lithuania 7 4 12 3 3 5 10 9 2
08  Finland 2 3 2 4 7 2 8 3 8
09  Ireland 8 6 7 7 6 6 7 6 5
10  Belarus 9 10 3 12 9 9 3 4 7
11  Macedonia 10 11 6 5 8 7 13 12
12   Switzerland 3 5 9 6 2 4 2 1 12
13  Greece 12 14 13 14 12 14 4 10 1
14  Slovenia 11 7 4 8 14 10 5 8 3
15  Romania 14 13 5 11 11 12 6 11

Final

The Polish votes in the second semi-final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.[21]

Final – Polish Results
Draw Country P. Sztompke D. Szpetkowska K. Kasowski M. Tul M. Szcześniak Average Jury Rank Televote Rank Combined Rank Scoreboard (Points)
01  Ukraine 9 14 18 17 17 16 3 6 5
02  Belarus 17 13 13 20 18 18 8 14
03  Azerbaijan 8 15 21 7 7 10 23 19
04  Iceland 15 23 3 12 15 12 18 15
05  Norway 7 6 5 13 4 5 12 4 7
06  Romania 25 24 14 19 21 22 17 23
07  Armenia 18 11 23 10 12 15 7 10 1
08  Montenegro 19 21 19 16 23 21 25 24
09  Poland
10  Greece 6 25 25 25 25 23 9 17
11  Austria 24 18 7 18 16 19 4 11
12  Germany 5 8 17 5 5 7 5 3 8
13  Sweden 10 16 22 11 13 13 6 7 4
14  France 16 17 6 14 11 11 20 16
15  Russia 20 19 11 23 20 20 14 20
16  Italy 21 20 20 24 24 24 24 25
17  Slovenia 23 10 10 15 22 17 15 18
18  Finland 4 3 4 8 8 3 16 8 3
19  Spain 14 7 16 6 6 9 11 9 2
20   Switzerland 2 5 9 9 2 4 1 2 10
21  Hungary 13 4 8 4 10 6 19 13
22  Malta 3 2 2 2 3 2 22 12
23  Denmark 12 9 12 3 9 8 10 5 6
24  Netherlands 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 12
25  San Marino 22 22 24 22 19 25 13 22
26  United Kingdom 11 12 15 21 14 14 21 21

See also

References
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