Poland was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Superhero", written by Małgorzata Uściłowska, Patryk Kumór, and Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek, and performed by Viki Gabor. The Polish participating broadcaster, Telewizja Polska (TVP), selected its entry through Szansa na sukces. The song won the contest with 278 points. In addition, TVP was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Gliwice Arena in Gliwice.
Background
Prior to the 2019 contest, Telewizja Polska (TVP) had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest representing Poland five times: In and , its entries finished in last place, and TVP decided not to participate from 2005 to 2015. The broadcaster returned successfully in . 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 , Alicja Rega was selected to represent Poland with the song "Mój dom". She finished 8th out of 16 entries with 138 points. Roksana Węgiel won the contest, and therefore TVP were given the right to host the .
Before Junior Eurovision Szansa na sukces Szansa na sukces () 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, and a final held on 29 September 2019. All shows were broadcast on TVP2.
Auditions for the competition were held on 13 and 14 July 2019 at the TVP headquarters in Warsaw. Approximately 1000 people auditioned.
Semi-final 1 The first semi-final was broadcast on 8 September 2019 at 15:15. 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:
+ Semi-final 1 – 8 September 2019 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. 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:
+ Semi-final 2 – 15 September 2019 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. 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:
+ Semi-final 3 – 22 September 2019 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. Three finalists competed, and the winner was determined by a combination of jury voting and televoting. 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. 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.
+ Final – 29 September 2019 ArtistCoverJESC song Jury Televote TotalPlaceNikola Fiedor 1"A Ja Wolę Moją Mamę" 6"Bubbles in My Head"3362Wiktoria "Viki" Gabor 2"Zapamiętaj" 5"Superhero"55101Gabriela Katzer 3"Maxi Singiel" 4"On My Own"1123
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
+ Points awarded to Poland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Poland received 166 points from the online vote
+ Points awarded by Poland Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Detailed voting results The following members comprised the Polish jury:
Kasia Mośrepresented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Mateusz Moś Paweł Szymański
+ Draw Country Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Rank Points 01 2 3 2 3 1 2 10 02 13 10 8 7 6 10 1 03 14 13 13 16 7 16 04 3 7 6 5 5 4 7 05 11 9 4 2 3 3 8 06 4 2 11 9 18 6 5 07 9 4 9 15 9 9 2 08 8 8 15 12 16 13 09 16 17 14 17 15 17 10 1 1 3 1 4 1 12 11 12 12 12 7 14 10 12 13 10 11 16 4 11 11 14 5 6 12 13 2 5 6 15 17 15 1 6 14 8 3 16 18 18 18 18 17 18 17 6 5 5 8 12 7 4 18 7 16 17 10 13 15 19 15 14 10 11 8 14
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