Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Poland hosted and won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, held in Gliwice. The country's artist and song was selected through Szansa na sukces, organised by the Polish national broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP).[1]
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
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| Country |  Poland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Szansa na sukces | |||
| Selection date(s) |
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| Selected entrant | Viki Gabor | |||
| Selected song | "Superhero" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Małgorzata Uściłowska Patryk Kumór Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 278 points | |||
| Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Background
Prior to the 2019 contest, Poland had participated in the contest five times: In 2003 and 2004, Poland finished in last place, and they decided not to participate from 2005 to 2015. The country returned successfully in 2016. Olivia Wieczorek was selected to represent the nation that year with the song "Nie zapomnij". Olivia finished in 11th place out of 17 entries with 60 points. In 2017, Alicja Rega was selected to represent Poland with the song "Mój dom". She finished 8th out of 16 entries with 138 points.[2] Roksana Węgiel won the 2018 contest, and therefore Poland were given the right to host the 2019 contest.
Before Junior Eurovision
Szansa na sukces
Szansa na sukces (transl. Chance of Success) is a competition organised by TVP that selected the artist and song representing Poland in the contest. It consisted of three pre-recorded semi-finals broadcast on 8, 15 and 22 September 2019, each lasting 65 minutes,[3] and a final held on 29 September 2019.[1] All shows will be broadcast on TVP2.[4]
Auditions for the competition were held on 13 and 14 July 2019 at the TVP headquarters in Warsaw.[1] Approximately 1000 people auditioned.[5]
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final was broadcast on 8 September 2019 at 15:15.[3] All seven semi-finalists performed songs from Majka Jeżowska's discography. The following seven artists competed in this semi-final. The contestant in highlighted gold qualified for the season finale, while two other contestants highlighted in blue were the honourable mentions:[6][7][8]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swietłana Boguska | "Laleczka z saskiej porcelany" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Nikola Fiedor | "Od rana mam dobry humor" | Finalist |
| 3 | Piotr Klima | "A ja wolę moją mamę" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Zofia "Zosia" Szuca | "Najpiękniejsza w klasie" | Honourable mention |
| 5 | Amelia Kurantowicz | "Margarita" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Maja Mazurek | "Wszystkie dzieci nasze są" | Honourable mention |
| 7 | Maciej Golian | "Na raz, na dwa" | Eliminated |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final was broadcast on 15 September 2019 at 15:15.[3] All seven semi-finalists performed covers of songs by Blue Café, who represented Poland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul, Turkey. The following seven artists competed in this semi-final. The contestant highlighted in gold qualified for the season finale, while two other contestants highlighted in blue were the honourable mentions:[9]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maksymilian "Maks" Wysocki | "Buena" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Marianna Józefina Piątkowska | "Do nieba" | Honourable mention |
| 3 | Wiktoria "Viki" Gabor | "You May Be in Love" | Finalist |
| 4 | Oliwia "Oliwka" Kopiec | "To ty" | Honourable mention |
| 5 | Krzysztof Kwaśny | "Czas nie będzie czekał" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Oliwia Stefanowska | "Zapamiętaj" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Zuzanna "Zuzia" Janik | "Kochamy siebie" | Eliminated |
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final was broadcast on 22 September 2019 at 15:15.[3] All seven semi-finalists performed covers of songs by Papa D. The contestant highlighted in gold qualified for the season finale, while two other contestants highlighted in blue were honourable mentions.The following seven artists competed in this semi-final:[7][10]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karolina Bajer | "Maxi singiel" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Adam Bartkiewicz | "Nasz Disneyland" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Anna "Ania" Chwałczyńska | "Ocean wspomnień" | Honourable mention |
| 4 | Eryk Waszczuk | "O-la-la" | Honourable mention |
| 5 | Gabriela Katzer | "Panorama tatr" | Finalist |
| 6 | Natasza Sieradzka | "Pocztówka z wakacji" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Zofia "Zosia" Kwaśna | "Naj – story" | Eliminated |
Final
The final was held on 29 September 2019 at 15:15.[3] Three finalists competed, and the winner was determined by a combination of jury voting and televoting.[1] Each finalist performed two songs: one song by an artist which was a guest of the semi-final she qualified from, and one original song to be their candidate entry in hopes of representing Poland at Junior Eurovision on home soil.[4] The show was broadcast in two parts: the first was pre-recorded and featured the competing artists and songs, and the second was broadcast live and revealed the voting results.[3]
| Artist | Draw | Cover | Draw | JESC song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Fiedor | 1 | "A Ja Wolę Moją Mamę" (Majka Jeżowska) | 6 | "Bubbles in My Head" | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Wiktoria "Viki" Gabor | 2 | "Zapamiętaj" (Blue Café) | 5 | "Superhero" | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Gabriela Katzer | 3 | "Maxi Singiel" (Papa D) | 4 | "On My Own" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Artist and song information
Viki Gabor
Wiktoria "Viki" Gabor (born 24 June 2007)[11] is a Polish child singer. She was a finalist on the second season of The Voice Kids in her country. She represented Poland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Superhero".[12] She was born in Germany, but spent her childhood in the United Kingdom before moving to Poland later on. She currently lives in Kraków.[13]
Superhero
"Superhero" is a song by Polish singer Wiktoria Gabor. It did represent Poland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 and won with 278 points. It is the second time Poland won. Poland is the first country to won twice in a row in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
At Junior Eurovision
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 18 November 2019, Poland was drawn to perform eleventh on 24 November 2019, following Kazakhstan and preceding Ireland.
Voting
The results of the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest were determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting started on 22 November 2019 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances was shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers voted. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting stopped on Sunday, 24 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and started right after the last performance and opened for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country’s song. These votes were then turned into points which were be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.
Points awarded to Poland
| Jury | ||||
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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- Poland received 166 points from Online voting.
Points awarded by Poland
Split voting results
See alsoNotes and references
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